The utility of aged seeds in DNA banks

Seed Science Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-178

  Walters, Christina ^a   Reilley, Ann A ^a   Reeves, Patrick A ^a   Baszczak, Jennifer ^a   Richards, Christopher M ^a  

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

Author keywords

DNA banks; Genetic resources; ITS sequences; Ribosomal DNA; Rubisco; Seed ageing; Seed DNA stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750620962     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2006246     Document Type: Article

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