The tomato seed as a model system to study seed development and germination

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-183

  Hilhorst, Henk W M ^a   Groot, Steven P C ^a   Bino, Raoul J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Germination; Model system; Seed development; Tomato seed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031820826     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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