Histological and biochemical characterization of Theobroma cacao L. endosperm during seed development

Seed Science Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 91-100

  Dangou, Justine Sossou ^a   Hocher, Valérie ^b   Ferrière, Nicole ^c   Fulcheri, Corinne ^a   Morard, Philippe ^a   Alemanno, Laurence ^c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Endosperm development; Recalcitrant seeds; Somatic embryogenesis; Theobroma cacao L.

Indexed keywords

THEOBROMA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0036089304     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ssr2002101     Document Type: Article

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