Changing sink demand of developing shoot affects transitory starch biosynthesis in embryonic tissues of germinating rice seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Liu, Shiang Lin ^a   Siao, Wei ^a   Wang, Shu Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

embryo; Oryza sativa; seed germination; sink demand; starch

Indexed keywords

CARYOPSIS; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 77958484583     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258510000115     Document Type: Article

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