Ageing increases the sensitivity of neem (Azadirachta indica) seeds to imbibitional stress

Seed Science Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-217

  Neya, Oblé ^a,b   Golovina, Elena A ^a,c   Nijsse, Jaap ^a   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SEMENCES FORESTIÈRES   (Burkina Faso)

^c TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azadirachta indica; Cryo planing; Cryo scanning electron microscopy; Electron spin resonance; Germination; Imbibition; Membrane integrity; Seed viability; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 3042844411     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2004170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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