Patterns and kinetics of water uptake by soybean seeds

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 717-732

  Meyer, Chris J ^a   Steudle, Ernst ^b   Peterson, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuticle; Glycine max; Hydraulic conductivity; Imbibition; Seed coat

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUTICLE; GLYCINE MAX; SEED COAT;

SEED;

WATER;

ARTICLE; COTYLEDON; HISTOLOGY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SOYBEAN;

COTYLEDON; KINETICS; OSMOSIS; PERMEABILITY; SEEDS; SOYBEANS; WATER;

HYDRATION; PLANTS; SEEDS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33847613932     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl244     Document Type: Article

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