Water content dynamics of achene, pericarp and embryo in sunflower: Associations with achene potential size and dry-down

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 53-62

  Rondanini, Déborah P ^a   Mantese, Anita I ^a   Savin, Roxana ^b   Hall, Antonio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achene dry down; Achene water content; Embryo; Helianthus annuus; Pericarp; Potential achene size

Indexed keywords

ACHENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PRODUCTION; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; HARVESTING; HERB; PHYSIOLOGY; SIZE AT MATURITY; WATER CONTENT;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 57849109389     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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