Dynamics of carbohydrates in the embryo axes of horse chestnut seeds during their transition from dormancy to germination

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 768-778

  Obroucheva, N V ^a   Lityagina, S V ^a   Richter, A ^b  

^a TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b Institute of Ecology and Biology and Nature Protection at the University   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aesculus hippocastanum; Components of osmotic potential; Dormancy; Embryo axes; Germination; Monosaccharides; Oligosaccharides; Recalcitrance; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

AESCULUS; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM;

EID: 33750596757     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1021443706060070     Document Type: Article

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