Developmental and germinative events can occur concurrently in precociously germinating Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. Pekinensis) seeds

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 341, 1999, Pages 1751-1761

  Ren, Chengwei ^a,b   Bewley, J Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ABA; Abscisic acid; Brassica rapa; Chinese cabbage; Precocious germination; Seed development; Stored reserves

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 0033450993     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.341.1751     Document Type: Article

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