The Glassy State in Dry Seeds and Pollen

Plant Desiccation Tolerance

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 193-214

  Leprince, Olivier ^a   Buitink, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Anhydrobiotes; Chemical reactions; Desiccation tolerance; Dry seeds; Molecular interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879950137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470376881.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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