Restoration of seed germination at supraoptimal temperatures by fluridone, an inhibitor of abscisic acid biosynthesis

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 307-312

  Yoshioka, Toshihito ^a   Endo, Takashi ^a   Satoh, Shigeru ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid (ABA); Fluridone; Lettuce (Lactuca sativa); Seed germination; Thermodormancy; Thermoinhibition

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; FLURIDONE; GERMINATION; GROWTH; LETTUCE;

LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0031953012     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029371     Document Type: Article

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