Conserved mechanisms of dormancy and germination as targets for manipulation of agricultural problems

Model Plants and Crop Improvement

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 11-32

  Holdsworth, Michael ^a   Bentsink, Leónie ^b   Koornneef, Maarten ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780849330636     Document Type: Chapter

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