Longevity of seeds stored in a genebank: Species characteristics

Seed Science Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-20

  Walters, Christina ^a   Wheeler, Lana M ^a   Grotenhuis, Judith M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Avrami; Composition; Conservation; Evolution; Genebank; Genetic diversity; Longevity; Seed; Storage; Viability

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; APIACEAE; APIALES; BRASSICACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 15544379339     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2004195     Document Type: Article

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