The relationship between β-mannosidase and endo-β-mannanase activities in tomato seeds during and following germination: A comparison of seed populations and individual seeds

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 392, 2003, Pages 2503-2510

  Mo, Beixin ^a,b   Bewley, J Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

mannosidase; Abscisic acid; Endo mannanase; Endosperm; gib 1 mutant; Tomato seed germination

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS; ORGANIC ACIDS; WATER;

GROWTH REGULATORS;

SEED;

ENDO BETA MANNOSIDASE; ENDO-BETA-MANNOSIDASE; MANNOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BETA MANNOSIDOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOMATO;

BETA-MANNOSIDOSIS; GERMINATION; KINETICS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MANNOSIDASES; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0242459619     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg274     Document Type: Article

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