Mineral nutrition in white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) seeds and somatic embryos. I. Phosphorus, phytic acid, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc

Plant Science

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-18

  Reid, Daryl A ^a   Lott, John N A ^a   Attree, Stephen M ^b   Fowke, Larry C ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female gametophytes; Mineral nutrition; Phytic acid; Seeds; Somatic embryos; White spruce

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0033514431     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00227-1     Document Type: Article

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