Understanding the molecular pathways associated with seed vigor

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 196-206

  Ventura, Lorenzo ^a   Donà, Mattia ^b   Macovei, Anca ^b,d   Carbonera, Daniela ^b   Buttafava, Armando ^a   Mondoni, Andrea ^c   Rossi, Graziano ^c   Balestrazzi, Alma ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Chimica   (Italy)

^b Laboratori di Genetica e Microbiologia A Buzzati Traverso   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze del Territorio e dell'Ambiente   (Italy)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ICGEB   (India)

Author keywords

Aging; DNA damage; DNA repair; Electron Paramagnetic Resonance; Imbibition; Seed vigor

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; PLANT DNA;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; TIME;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, PLANT; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GERMINATION; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866161087     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.07.031     Document Type: Review

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