Detailed characterization of mechanical properties and molecular mobility within dry seed glasses: Relevance to the physiology of dry biological systems

Plant Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 607-619

  Ballesteros, Daniel ^a   Walters, Christina ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

beta relaxation; glass; molecular mobility; storage stability; structural properties; visco elastic

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; BETA RELAXATION; DRY PEAS; DRY SEEDS; DRY STORAGE; GLASS FORMATION; GLASSY MATRICES; INTRAMOLECULAR MOTION; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; MOLECULAR MOBILITY; MOLECULAR MOTIONS; MOLECULAR RELAXATION; PHYSICAL AGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; SEED STORAGE; SEED-AGING; STORAGE STABILITY; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; VISCO-ELASTIC;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER CONTENT;

SEED;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COTYLEDON; DESICCATION; PEA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

COTYLEDON; DESICCATION; PEAS; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 80855139579     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04711.x     Document Type: Article

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