Physiology of flowering and grain filling in faba bean

Field Crops Research

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-242

  Patrick, J W ^a   Stoddard, F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Embryo; Endosperm; Photoperiod; Seed coat; Seed filling; Sucrose H+ antiport; Thermal time; Transfer cells; Vernalization; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMPLASM; LEGUME; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHOTOPERIOD; POLLINATION; POLYPLOIDY; POTASSIUM; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; SUCROSE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION; VERNALIZATION;

VICIA FABA;

EID: 73749087463     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.06.005     Document Type: Review

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