Effects of storage temperature on viability, germination and antioxidant metabolism in Ginkgo biloba L. seeds

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 359-368

  Tommasi, Franca ^a   Paciolla, Costantino ^a   Concetta de Pinto, Maria ^a   De Gara, Laura ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate; Ginkgo biloba; Glutathione; Recalcitrant seeds; Seed storage

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA;

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DEHYDROGENASE (ASCORBATE); GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; MONODEHYDROASCORBATE REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; GERMINATION; GINKGO BILOBA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GERMINATION; GINKGO BILOBA; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NADH, NADPH OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PEROXIDASES; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33748080459     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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