Whole-seed development in Sicyos angulatus (Cucurbitaceae, Sicyeae) and a comparison with the development of water-impermeable seeds in five other families

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Qu, Xiaoxia ^a   Baskin, Jerry M ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harvest maturity; Physical dormancy; Physiological maturity; Seed development; Sicyos angulatus

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; SICYOS; SICYOS ANGULATUS;

EID: 77956137090     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2010.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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