Haemoglobin expression in germinating barley

Seed Science Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 431-436

  Duff, Stephen M G ^a   Guy, Phillip A ^a   Nie, Xianzhou ^a   Durnin, Douglas C ^a   Hill, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aleurones; Barley; Embryos; Germination; Haemoglobin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032439319     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500004396     Document Type: Article

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