Abscisic acid inhibits germination of mature Arabidopsis seeds by limiting the availability of energy and nutrients

Planta

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 182-187

  Garciarrubio, Alejandro ^a   Legaria, Juan P ^a   Covarrubias, Alejandra A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Arabidopsis; Carbon metabolism; Germination; Nitrogen metabolism; Storage protein

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TIME;

ABSCISIC ACID; AMMONIA; ARABIDOPSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0031259502     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050180     Document Type: Article

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