The role of fractures and lipids in the seed coat in the loss of hardseededness of six Mediterranean legume species

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-55

  Zeng, L W ^a,b   Cocks, P S ^a   Kailis, S G ^a   Kuo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGUME; SEED;

AMPHICARPAEA; BISERRULA PELECINUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO MONSPELIACA; MEDICAGO POLYMORPHA; ORNITHOPUS SATIVUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM CLYPEATUM; TRIGONELLA BALANSAE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 22544471864     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859605005034     Document Type: Article

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