Membrane fluidity changes during ethanol-induced transition from dormancy to germination in cucumber seeds

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-164

  Sreenivasulu, Y ^a   Amritphale, Dilip ^a  

^a VIKRAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Dormancy; Ethanol fluorescence polarization; Fluorophores; Germination; Intracellular membranes; Membrane fluidity; Plasma membrane; Seeds of Cucumis sativus

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0032838515     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(99)80002-9     Document Type: Article

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