Response of maize inbred lines to a defoliation treatment inducing tolerance to cold at germination

Euphytica

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-303

  Frascaroli, Elisabetta ^a   Casarini, Emanuela ^b   Conti, Sergio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Seed Research and Testing Laboratory (LaRAS) of DiSTA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Cold tolerance; Defoliation; Germination; Immature embryo; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27944460710     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-005-1736-7     Document Type: Article

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