Using size-class structure to monitor growth of underdeveloped embryos in seeds of three Aristolochia species: Implications for seed ecology

Seed Science Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-164

  Adams, Christopher A ^a,c   Baskin, Jerry M ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c King College   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristolochia; embryo size class structure; morphological dormancy; morphophysiological dormancy; seed dormancy; underdeveloped embryo

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA CALIFORNICA; ARISTOLOCHIA MACROPHYLLA; ARISTOLOCHIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 79956103588     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258511000018     Document Type: Article

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