Effects of desiccation on the physiology and biochemistry of Quercus alba acorns

Tree Physiology

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1147-1152

  Connor, Kristina F ^a   Sowa, Sharon ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; FT IR; GC; Glycoprotectant; Lipids; Proteins; Recalcitrance

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 0344118009     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/23.16.1147     Document Type: Conference Paper

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