An analysis of dormancy, ABA responsiveness, after-ripening and pre-harvest sprouting in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) caryopses

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 597-607

  Gerjets, Tanja ^a   Scholefield, Duncan ^a   Foulkes, M John ^a   Lenton, John R ^b   Holdsworth, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; After ripening; Dormancy; Pre harvest sprouting; Seed; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; WHEAT;

ABSCISIC ACID; SEEDS; TRITICUM;

CARYOPSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 74249092275     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp329     Document Type: Article

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