Calcium, with magnesium, is essential for normal seedling development from partially dehydrated recalcitrant axes: A study on Trichilia dregeana Sond.

Seed Science Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-231

  Berjak, Patricia ^a   Mycock, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amyloplast; Calcium; Cryostorage; Cytoskeleton; Embryonic axes; Graviperception; Magnesium; Rehydration; Starch metabolism; Statocytes; Statoliths; Trichilia dregeana

Indexed keywords

COLUMELLA; TRICHILIA;

EID: 3042584607     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2004171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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