Effect of temperature and state of hydration on rate of imbibition in soft seeds of yellow serradella

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-45

  Taylor, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hard seeds; Hilum; Legume; Lens; Micropyle; Ornithopus compressus

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; IMBIBITION; LEGUME; SEED; TEMPERATURE;

ORNITHOPUS COMPRESSUS;

EID: 1242310608     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR03031     Document Type: Article

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