The effects of potassium nitrate and NO-donors on phytochrome A- and phytochrome B-specific induced germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-259

  Batak, Ivana ^a   Dević, Marijana ^a   Giba, Zlatko ^a   Grubišić, Dragoljub ^a   Poff, Kenneth L ^b   Konjević, Radomir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Germination; Light; Nitric oxide; Phytochromes; Potassium nitrate

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 18744378810     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2002118     Document Type: Article

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