State and phase transition behaviors of Quercus rubra seed axes and cotyledonary tissues: Relevance to the desiccation sensitivity and cryopreservation of recalcitrant seeds

Cryobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 372-385

  Sun, Wendell Q ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Desiccation tolerance; Glass transition; Phase transition; Physical properties of cellular water; Quercus rubra; Recalcitrant seed; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEHYDRATION; DESICCATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0033150277     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1999.2180     Document Type: Article

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