Seed coat cell turgor responds rapidly to air humidity in chickpea and faba bean

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 325, 1998, Pages 1413-1419

  Shackel, Kenneth A ^a,c   Turner, Neil C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air humidity; Chickpea; Faba bean; Seed coat; Turgor pressure

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VICIA FABA;

EID: 0031828649     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.325.1413     Document Type: Article

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