Both anti-oxidation and lipid-carbohydrate conversion enhancements are involved in priming-improved emergence of Echinacea purpurea seeds that differ in size

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-226

  Chiu, K Y ^a   Chuang, S J ^b   Sung, J M ^c  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative activity; Echinacea purpurea; Glyoxylate cycle; Purple coneflower; Seed priming; Seed quality

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; HORTICULTURE;

ECHINACEA (ASTERACEAE); ECHINACEA PURPUREA;

EID: 33644976601     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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