Optimizing seed water content: Relevance to storage stability and molecular mobility

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-331

  Zhang, Ming ^a   Zhuo, Jia Jin ^a   Wang, Xu ^a   Wu, Sen ^a   Wang, Xiao Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

DICOTYLEDON; EMBRYO; LIPID; LONGEVITY; MAIZE; MOBILITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; OPTIMIZATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEED; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELM; GERMINATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SAFFLOWER; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GERMINATION; MOVEMENT; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULMUS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; ULMUS; ULMUS PUMILA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950479361     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00916.x     Document Type: Article

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