Partial dehydration and ABA induce tolerance to desiccation-induced ion leakage in the moss Atrichum androgynum

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 212-217

  Beckett, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Desiccation; Ion leakage; Moss

Indexed keywords

ATRICHUM ANDROGYNUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0032885226     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30976-5     Document Type: Article

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