Quantitative estimation of seed desiccation sensitivity using a quantal response model: Application to nine species of the genus Coffea L.

Seed Science Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-144

  Dussert, Stéphane ^a   Chabrillange, Nathalie ^a   Engelmann, Florent ^b   Hamon, Serge ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coffea; Desiccation sensitivity model; Seed; Sorption isotherm

Indexed keywords

COFFEA;

EID: 0033067506     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s096025859900015x     Document Type: Article

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