Determination of the thermogenesis curves and studies of the thermodynamics and thermokinetics of seed germination

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-180

  Zhou, Pei Jiang ^a   Hu, Yuen Chu ^b   Wang, Cun Xin ^a   Song, Zhao Hua ^a   Wang, Tian Zhi ^a   Qu, Song Sheng ^a   Zhou, Han Tao ^a   Zhu, Ying Guo ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Central South Forestry University   (China)

Author keywords

Microcalorimetry; Seed germination; Thermodynamics; Thermogenesis curve; Thermokinetics

Indexed keywords

GROWTH INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; DECELERATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; MICROCALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGENESIS; TREE;

CALORIMETRY; CHEMISTRY, AGRICULTURAL; GERMINATION; KINETICS; ORYZA SATIVA; SEEDS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 0033008962     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-022X(98)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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