Abscisic acid and the pre-harvest sprouting in cereals

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1046-1048

  Fang, Jun ^a   Chu, Chengcai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

ABA; Carotenoids; Pre harvest sprouting; Rice

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 57749096176     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.12.6606     Document Type: Short Survey

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