Desiccation sensitivity and peroxidation of membrane lipids in lychee seeds

Tropical Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 102-106

  Song, Song Quan ^a   Fu, Jia Rui ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Desiccation sensitivity; Litchi chinensis; Lychee seed; Membrane lipid; Peroxidation

Indexed keywords

EID: 6544282164     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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