Seedling desiccation tolerance of Leymus racemosus (Poaceae) (wild rye), a perennial sand-dune grass inhabiting the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China

Seed Science Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Huang, Zhenying ^a,b   Gutterman, Yitzchak ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Caryopsis size; Desiccation tolerance; Endosperm; extreme desert; Leymus racemosus; Sand dune; Seedling developmental stage

Indexed keywords

ELYMUS; LEYMUS; LEYMUS RACEMOSUS; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 3042769705     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2004172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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