Changes in growth, water content and protein reflect embryo development in pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 315-320

  Jeyaretnam, Ben ^a,c   Levi, Amnon ^a,d   Phatak, Sharad C ^b   Wetzstein, Hazel Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

CARYA ILLINOENSIS;

EID: 0033033103     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1999.11511115     Document Type: Article

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