Storage behavior of Typha latifolia pollen at low water contents: Interpretation on the basis of water activity and glass concepts

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-153

  Buitink, Julia ^a   Walters, Christina ^b   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a   Crane, Jennifer ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Glass; Longevity; Pollen; Relative humidity; Storage; Typha latifolia; Ultra dry storage; Water activity

Indexed keywords

DRY WEIGHT; DRYING; GENETIC RESOURCES; GERMPLASM; HUMIDITY; LONGEVITY; POLLEN; STORAGE; WATER;

TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0031868543     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1998.1030201.x     Document Type: Article

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