Metabolic control of embryonic dormancy in apple seed: Seven decades of research

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-24

  Lewak, Stanisław ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Cytokinins; Ethylene; Germination; Gibberellins; Hydrogen cyanide; Imbibition; Invertases; Isocitrate lyase; Jasmonic acid; Lipases; Photosynthetic enzymes; Proteases; Pyruvate kinase; Stratification

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 78651284405     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0524-8     Document Type: Review

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