Slow post-hydration drying improves initial quality but reduces longevity of primed bitter gourd seeds

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 114-124

  Lin, R H ^a   Chen, K Y ^a   Chen, C L ^a   Chen, J J ^b   Sung, J M ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Division of Biotechnology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bitter gourd; Momordica charantia; Post hydration drying; Seed priming; Seedling emergence; Storage; Total anti oxidative activity

Indexed keywords

SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 21244433894     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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