Growth and sucrose synthase activity of developing chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) seeds under field conditions

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Kumar, Ashok ^a   Turner, Neil C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cotyledon; Pod wall; Remobilization; Seed coat; Seed growth; Terminal drought; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; SONA;

EID: 60749111550     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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