Investigating seed dormancy in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.): Elucidating the effect of temperature regimes and plant hormones on embryo dormancy

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 58, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-159

  Duclos, Denise V ^a   Altobello, Catherine O ^a   Taylor, Alan G ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Embryo; Ethanol; Fluridone; Germination; Gibberellins; Hormones; Poaceae; Seed coat; Seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ETHANOL; HORMONES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TEMPERATURE;

ABSCISIC ACID; EMBRYO; FLURIDONE; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; POACEAE; SEED COATS; SEED DORMANCY;

SEED;

EID: 84899857844     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.04.011     Document Type: Article

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