How baby plants avoid getting hurt and blossom into adulthood: The story of a tropical seed

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 975, Issue , 2006, Pages 135-140

  Lucas, Peter W ^a   Cook, Robert ^b   Lowrey, Timothy K ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; TROPICS;

MEZZETTIA PARVIFLORA; RAIN FORESTS; TROPICAL SEEDS;

FORESTRY;

GERMINATION; SEEDS; TREES; TROPICS;

EID: 41549121384     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-975-0975-dd08-07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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