Mechanism of endocarp-imposed constraints of germination of Lannea microcarpa seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-24

  Neya, Oblé ^a,b   Hoekstra, Folkert A ^a   Golovina, Elena A ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SEMENCES FORESTIÈRES   (Burkina Faso)

^c TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Endocarp imposed constraints; Ethylene; Germination; Lannea microcarpa; Mechanical scarification; Respiration; Viability loss

Indexed keywords

LANNEA MICROCARPA;

EID: 38949193212     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258508890058     Document Type: Article

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