Changes in Nutrient-Homeostasis and Reserves Metabolism During Rice Seed Priming: Consequences for Seedling Emergence and Growth

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-198

  Farooq, Muhammad ^a   Basra, Shahzad MA ^a   Wahid, Abdul ^a   Ahmad, Nazir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

amylase activity; nutrient homeostasis; rice; seedling emergence; seedling vigor

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549135080     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(09)60083-3     Document Type: Article

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