Acquisition of desiccation tolerance in developing oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) embryos in planta and in vitro in relation to sugar content

Seed Science Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-186

  Aberlenc Bertossi, Frédérique ^a   Chabrillange, Nathalie ^a   Corbineau, Françoise ^b   Duval, Yves ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Dehydration tolerance; Elaeis guineensis Jacq.; Raffinose; Seed development; Stachyose; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS;

EID: 0038581041     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2003135     Document Type: Article

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