Is 'NO' news good news? Nitrogen oxides are not components of smoke that elicits germination in two smoke-stimulated species, Nicotiana attenuata and Emmenanthe penduliflora

Seed Science Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-79

  Preston, Catherine A ^a,b,c   Becker, Romy ^a   Baldwin, Ian T ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emmenanthe penduliflora; Nicotiana attenuata; Nitrate; Nitrite; Nitrogen oxides; Smoke induced germination

Indexed keywords

EMMENANTHE PENDULIFLORA; HYDROPHYLLACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA ATTENUATA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 2142835929     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/ssr2003156     Document Type: Article

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