Identification and revival of low viability seed samples

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 675-678

  Poulsen, Gert ^a   Holten, Claus ^b   Von Bothmer, Roland ^b  

^a Nordic Gene Bank   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa L.; Conductivity test; Endangered plants; Germination test; Old seed; Plant genetic resources; Tetrazolium chloride test

Indexed keywords

AGAR; GERMINATION; GROWTH; SEED TREATMENT; VERNALIZATION; WEANING;

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 33646015960     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-004-3208-7     Document Type: Article

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