Slime cells on the surface of Eragrostis seeds maintain a level of moisture around the grain to enhance germination

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Kreitschitz, Agnieszka ^a   Tadele, Zerihun ^b   Gola, Edyta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

E. tef; Eragrostis pilosa; Grain surface; Pectin; Slime

Indexed keywords

ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS PILOSA; ERAGROSTIS TEF; POACEAE;

EID: 68349131186     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258508186287     Document Type: Review

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