Inhibition of cell division during cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) seed germination

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-340

  Górnik, Krzysztof ^a,b   De Castro, Renato D ^a,c   Liu, Yongqing ^a,d   Bino, Raoul J ^a   Groot, Steven P C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY AND FLORICULTURE   (Poland)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^d HUNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cabbage seed; DNA replication; Hydroxyurea; Radicle protrusion; Seed germination; tubulin

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA;

EID: 2642688664     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003731     Document Type: Article

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