Response of the recalcitrant seeds of Avicennia marina to hydrated storage: Events occurring at the root primordia

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Motete, Nthabiseng ^a   Pammenter, N W ^a   Berjak, Patricia ^a   Frédéric, Jillian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alginate; Avicennia marina; Recalcitrant; Seed storage; Seeds; Ultrastructure; Water stress

Indexed keywords

AVICENNIA MARINA; FUNGI;

EID: 0030974502     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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