Endosperm-limited Brassicaceae seed germination: Abscisic acid inhibits embryo-induced endosperm weakening of Lepidium sativum (cress) and endosperm rupture of cress and Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 864-877

  Müller, Kerstin ^a   Tintelnot, Stefanie ^a   Leubner Metzger, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ABA; Arabidopsis thaliana; Embryo signal; Endosperm weakening; Gibberellin; Lepidium sativum

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 33745919059     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcj059     Document Type: Article

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