Functional genomics of seed dormancy in wheat: Advances and prospects

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue SEP, 2014, Pages

  Gao, Feng ^a   Ayele, Belay T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Epigenetics; Germination; Oxidation; Plant hormones; Preharvest sprouting; Seed; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908192360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00458     Document Type: Review

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