Genetic Aspects of Seed Dormancy

Seed Development, Dormancy and Germination

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 113-132

  Bentsink, Leónie ^a   Soppe, Wim ^b   Koornneef, Maarten ^b,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA sequence; Germination; Mediator of aba regulated dormancy; Mutants; Preharvest sprouting

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949260093     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988848.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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