Mucilaginous seed coat structure of Carrichtera annua and Anastatica hierochuntica from the Negev Desert highlands of Israel, and its adhesion to the soil crust

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 695-705

  Gutterman, Yitzchak ^a   Shem Tov, Shachar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

desert annuals; freeze dried mucilage; mucilage developmental stages; mucilaginous epidermis; seed coat structure; seed soil adhesion

Indexed keywords

DESERT PLANT; GERMINATION; MUCILAGE; SEED COAT; WATER RETENTION;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT;

ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTICA; BRASSICACEAE; CARRICHTERA ANNUA;

EID: 0031107109     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0192     Document Type: Article

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