Reparation of aged lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds by osmotic priming and Azospirillum brasilense inoculation

Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1093-1102

  Carrozzi, Liliana E ^a   Creus, Cecilia M ^a   Barassi, Carlos A ^a   Monterubbianesi, Gloria ^a   Di Benedetto, Adalberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Azospirillum; Germination; Lettuce; Osmotic priming; Seed aging; Seed vigor

Indexed keywords

AGING; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMERGENCE; GERMINATION; INOCULATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; OSMOSIS; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; VIGOR;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84868696978     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b2012-087     Document Type: Article

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