Production of Seed Samples for the Effective Molecular Analysis of Dormancy Cycling in Arabidopsis

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 773, Issue , 2011, Pages 65-79

  Footitt, Steven ^a   Finch Savage, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

After ripening; Arabidopsis; Dormancy cycling; Ecology; Germination

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; CAPE VERDE; DORMANCY; ECOLOGY; ECOTYPE; FRUIT RIPENING; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; SEED DORMANCY; SOUND; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

ABSCISIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; CAPE VERDE; ECOLOGY; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENT; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 80054757191     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-231-1_5     Document Type: Chapter

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