Physiological and biochemical changes induced in sunflower seeds by osmopriming and subsequent drying, storage and aging

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-331

  Chojnowski, M ^a,b   Corbineau, F ^a   Come D ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

Author keywords

ACC oxidase activity; Aging; Electrolyte leakage; Priming; Respiration; Seed germination; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031466787     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s096025850000372x     Document Type: Article

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