Seed mass variation potentially masks a single critical water content in recalcitrant seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-195

  Daws, Matthew I ^a   Gaméné, Christiane S ^b   Glidewell, Sheila M ^c   Pritchard, Hugh W ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SEMENCES FORESTIÈRES   (Burkina Faso)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical water content; Desiccation; Seed mass; Vitellaria paradoxa

Indexed keywords

SAPOTACEAE; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 3042720830     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2004168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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