Partial vacuum storage improves the longevity of primed sh-2 sweet corn seeds

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-111

  Chiu, K Y ^a   Chen, C L ^a   Sung, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidation; Emergence; Longevity; Partial vacuum storage; Priming; Sweet corn

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; SEED; STORAGE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037453521     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(02)00206-6     Document Type: Article

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