Storage behavior and changes in concentrations of abscisic acid and gibberellins during dormancy break and germination in seeds of Phellodendron amurense var. wilsonii (Rutaceae)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-284

  Chen, Shun Ying ^a   Chien, Ching Te ^a,b   Baskin, Jerry M ^c   Baskin, Carol C ^c  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold stratification; Fluridone; Paclobutrazol; Seed germination; Seed storage

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN;

ABSCISIC ACID; CRYOPRESERVATION; DICOTYLEDON; GERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATOR; MEDICINAL PLANT; SCARIFICATION; SEED DORMANCY; STORAGE;

ARTICLE; COLD; CORK TREE; CRYOPRESERVATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

ABSCISIC ACID; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; PHELLODENDRON; SEEDS;

PHELLODENDRON; PHELLODENDRON AMURENSE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 76349089570     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp111     Document Type: Article

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