Maturation temperature regulates germinability and chemical constituents of Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) cypselas

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-38

  Qaderi, Mirwais M ^a,c   Cavers, Paul B ^a   Hamill, Allan S ^b   Downs, Michael P ^b,d   Bernards, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HARROW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Building 57 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Cypsela dormancy; Germinability; Maturation temperature; Onopordum acanthium; Scotch thistle

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; LIGNIN; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY); THERMAL EFFECTS; WAXES;

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; CYPSELA DORMANCY; GERMINABILITY; MATURATION TEMPERATURE; ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM; SCOTCH THISTLE;

FRUITS;

ANGIOSPERM; GERMINATION; MATURATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHENOL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WAX;

FRUITS; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSES; LIGNINS; MOISTURE; PLANTS; TEMPERATURE; WAX;

CIRSIUM; ONOPORDUM; ONOPORDUM ACANTHIUM;

EID: 33744930573     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-139     Document Type: Article

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