Nitric Oxide in Seed Dormancy and Germination

Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 153-175

  Bethke, Paul C ^a   Libourel, Igor G L ^b   Jones, Russell L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Germination; Metabolic inhibitors; Nitric oxide; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949171721     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988848.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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