Metabolism-induced free radical activity does not contribute significantly to loss of viability in moist-stored recalcitrant seeds of contrasting species

New Phytologist

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 267-276

  Greggains, Valerie ^a,b   Finch Savage, William E ^a,b   Quick, W Paul ^a,b   Atherton, Neil M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avicennia marina; Castanea sativa; Free radicals; Quercus robur; Recalcitrant seeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033672605     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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