The expression of an abscisic acid-responsive glycine-rich protein coincides with the level of seed dormancy in Fagus sylvatica

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1303-1310

  Nicolás, Carlos ^a   Rodríguez, Dolores ^a   Poulsen, Finn ^b   Eriksen, Erik N ^b   Nicolás, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Beechnut (Fagus sylvatica L.); Gibberellic acid; Glycine Rich protein; LEA proteins; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 2642672837     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029122     Document Type: Article

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