Releasing primary dormancy in Avena fatua L. caryopses by smoke-derived butenolide

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-91

  Kępczyński, Jan ^a   Cembrowska, Danuta ^a   van Staden, Johannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Avena fatua; Butenolide; Caryopses; Germination; Primary dormancy; Seeds; Smoke

Indexed keywords

AVENA FATUA;

EID: 77955089724     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-010-9493-6     Document Type: Article

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