Effects of different drying rates on the physiological quality of Coffea canephora Pierre seeds

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-205

  Franco Da Rosa, Sttela Dellyzete Veiga ^a   Da Silva Brandão Jr , Delacyr ^b   De Resende Von Pinho, Édila Vilela ^a   Veiga, André Delly ^a   De Castro E Silva, Luiz Hildebrando ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Diamantina   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coffee tree; Desiccation tolerance; Seed storage; Seeds

Indexed keywords

COFFEA; COFFEA CANEPHORA;

EID: 23944457928     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-04202005000200002     Document Type: Article

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