More than just a coating: Ecological importance, taxonomic occurrence and phylogenetic relationships of seed coat mucilage

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 434-442

  Yang, Xuejun ^a,b   Baskin, Jerry M ^c   Baskin, Carol C ^c,d   Huang, Zhenying ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Myxodiaspory; Phylogeny; Plant life cycle; Seed bank; Seed ecology; Seed mucilage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUCILAGE; OXYGEN; PHYLOGENY; PROPAGULE; PROTEOMICS; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84869883426     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.002     Document Type: Review

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