Water properties in fern spores: Sorption characteristics relating to water affinity, glassy states, and storage stability

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1185-1196

  Ballesteros, Daniel ^a   Walters, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Ex situ conservation; Germplasm; Relative humidity; Temperature; Water sorption isotherms

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENTHALPY; MONOLAYERS; SEED; SORPTION; WATER;

EX SITU CONSERVATION; GERMPLASM; WATER AFFINITY; WATER SORPTION ISOTHERMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLASSIFICATION; FERN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

FERNS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

FERNS; LEAVES; POLLEN; SEEDS; SORPTION; SPORES; TISSUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 34247179005     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl286     Document Type: Article

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