Germination potential index of Sindh rice cultivars on biochemical basis, using amylase as an indicator

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 80, 2011, Pages 18334-18338

  Galani, Sadia ^a   Aman, Afsheen ^a   Qader, Shah Ali Ul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

amylase; Cultivars; Germination potential; Rice; Seed vigor

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CARBOHYDRATE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BREEDING SUCCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; CULTIVAR IDENTIFICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMINATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT SEED; RICE; TAXONOMIC RANK;

EID: 83655190482     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB10.1083     Document Type: Article

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