Brassica rapa L. seed development in hypergravity

Seed Science Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 63-72

  Musgrave, M E ^a   Kuang, A ^b   Allen, J ^a   Blasiak, J ^a   Van Loon, J J W A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; Embryo development; Gravity; Hypergravity; Internal atmosphere; Seed production; Storage reserves

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 68349134862     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258509303360     Document Type: Article

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