The modulating effect of the perisperm-endosperm envelope on ABA-inhibition of seed germination in cucumber

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 418, 2005, Pages 2173-2181

  Amritphale, Dilip ^a   Yoneyama, Koichi ^b   Takeuchi, Yasutomo ^b   Ramakrishna, P ^a   Kusumoto, Dai ^b  

^a VIKRAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Callose; Chloroform treatment; Cucumber; Cucumis sativus; Perisperm endosperm envelope; Permeability; Seed germination; Wall hydrolases

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ENZYMES; LIPIDS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SEED;

CHLOROFORM TREATMENT; CUCUMBER; CUCUMBER SATIVUS; MODERATE PERMEABILITY; PERISPERM-ENDOSPERM ENVELOPE; WALL HYDROLASES;

GROWTH KINETICS;

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CALLOSE; CELLS; ENZYMES; GERMINATION; LIPIDS; SEEDS;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

ABSCISIC ACID; ENDO 1,3(4) BETA GLUCANASE; ENDO 1,4 BETA D MANNANASE; ENDO-1,4-BETA-D-MANNANASE; MANNOSIDASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABSCISIC ACID; CELL MEMBRANE; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ENDO-1,3(4)-BETA-GLUCANASE; GERMINATION; MANNOSIDASES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

EID: 24944475299     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri217     Document Type: Article

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