Coffee seed physiology

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 149-163

  Eira, Mirian T S ^a   Amaral Da Silva, E A ^b   De Castro, Renato D ^c   Dussert, Stéphane ^d   Walters, Christina ^e   Bewley, J Derek ^f   Hilhorst, Henk W M ^g  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO SALVADOR   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coffea; Coffee; Germination; Germplasm; Longevity; Seed development; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745362706     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: 16770420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202006000100011     Document Type: Short Survey

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