Cytological and physiological changes related to cryotolerance in orthodox maize embryos during seed development

Protoplasma

Volumn 236, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 29-37

  Wen, Bin ^a   Wang, Ruling ^a   Song, Songquan ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryotolerance; Desiccation tolerance; Seed development; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLD; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349329350     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-009-0044-9     Document Type: Article

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