Axes and cotyledons of recalcitrant seeds of Castanea sativa Mill. exhibit contrasting responses of respiration to drying in relation to desiccation sensitivity

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 338, 1999, Pages 1515-1524

  Leprince, Olivier ^a   Buitink, Julia ^a   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Castanea sativa; Membrane permeability; Recalcitrant seed; Respiration; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 0032851908     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.338.1515     Document Type: Article

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