Temperature sensitivity of the low-moisture-content limit to negative seed longevity-moisture content relationships in hermetic storage

Annals of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 785-791

  Ellis, R H ^a   Hong, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alfalfa Medicago sativa; Critical moisture content; Equilibrium relative humidity; Hermetic seed storage; Q10; Red clover Trifolium pratense; Seed desiccation; Seed longevity; Seed viability equation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

WATER;

MOISTURE CONTENT; SEED; STORAGE;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CLOVER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TRIFOLIUM; WATER;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 33646259242     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl035     Document Type: Article

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