Relationship of chlorophyll, seed moisture and ABA levels in the maturing Brassica napus seed and effect of a mild freezing stress

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 125-133

  Green, Beverley R ^a   Singh, Santokh ^a   Babic, Ivan ^a   Bladen, Chris ^b   Johnson Flanagan, Anne M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ABA; Brassica napus; Canola; Chlorophyll; Desiccation; Seed moisture; Silique

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CHLOROPHYLL; DESICCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; MATURATION; MOISTURE; SEED; STRESS TOLERANCE;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0031728644     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1998.1040116.x     Document Type: Article

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