Desiccation tolerance and storability of Mangifera persiciformis Wu et Ming seeds, a narrowly distributed and endemic species in China

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 486-490

  Tang, A J ^a,b   Tian, M H ^b,c   Long, C L ^a,d  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^d MINZU UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGIFERA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 51949084567     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2008.36.2.24     Document Type: Article

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