Free radical generation in Pinus sylvestris and Larix decidua seeds primed with polyethylene glycol or potassium salt solutions

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-123

  Naglreiter, Christina ^a   Reichenauer, Thomas G ^a   Goodman, Bernard A ^a,b   Bolhàr Nordenkampf, Harald R ^c  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

EPR; Free radicals; Osmopriming; Seed dormancy; Seed viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344393605     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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