Desiccation sensitivity and activities of free radical-scavenging enzymes in recalcitrant Theobroma cacao seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-217

  Li, Changrun ^a   Sun, Wendell Q ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ascorbate peroxidase; Carbohydrate; Desiccation tolerance; Lipid peroxidation; Recalcitrant seed; Superoxide dismutase; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0032740250     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258599000215     Document Type: Article

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