Nitric Oxide Methods in Seed Biology

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 773, Issue , 2011, Pages 385-400

  Bethke, Paul C ^a   Libourel, Igor G L ^b   Vitecek, Jan ^c   Jones, Russell L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Application of nitric oxide; Nitrate and nitrite; Nitric oxide detection; Nitric oxide donors and scavengers; Oxidation of nitric oxide; Seed dormancy and germination

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEED DORMANCY;

AEROBIOSIS; GAS SCAVENGERS; GERMINATION; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDS;

EID: 80054761010     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-231-1_22     Document Type: Chapter

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