Perennially young: Seed production and quality in controlled and natural populations of Cistus albidus reveal compensatory mechanisms that prevent senescence in terms of seed yield and viability

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 287-297

  Müller, Maren ^a   Siles, Laura ^a   Cela, Jana ^a   Munné Bosch, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cistus albidus L.; perennials; seed composition; seed production; senescence; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; JASMONIC ACID; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOHORMONE; SALICYLIC ACID;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CISTUS; CISTUS ALBIDUS L.; FLOWER; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PERENNIALS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; SEED COMPOSITION; SEED PRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; SPAIN; TIME; VITAMIN E.;

AGEING; CISTUS ALBIDUS L.; PERENNIALS; SEED COMPOSITION; SEED PRODUCTION; SENESCENCE; VITAMIN E.;

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOMASS; CISTUS; CYCLOPENTANES; FATTY ACIDS; FLOWERS; FRUIT; GERMINATION; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; OXYLIPINS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; SALICYLIC ACID; SEEDS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84892726978     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert372     Document Type: Article

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