A seed coat bedding assay to genetically explore in vitro how the endosperm controls seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 81, 2013, Pages 5-

  Lee, Keun Pyo ^a   Lopez Molina, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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