Post-dispersal embryo growth and acquisition of desiccation tolerance in Anemone nemorosa L. seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Ali, Natasha ^a   Probert, Robin ^a   Hay, Fiona ^a   Davies, Hannah ^a   Stuppy, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anemone nemorosa; Desiccation tolerance; Dormancy classification; Embryo growth; Ranunculaceae; Seed maturation

Indexed keywords

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 34548092422     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258507783149     Document Type: Article

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