Ethylene evolution and endo-β-mannanase activity during lettuce seed germination at high temperature;Evolução de etileno e atividade da enzima endo-β-mananase durante a germinação de sementes de alface sob altas temperaturas

Scientia Agricola

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 156-163

  Nascimento, Warley Marcos ^a   Cantliffe, Daniel James ^b   Huber, Donald John ^b  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endosperm weakening; Lactuca sativa; Seed priming; Thermodormancy; Thermoinhibition

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016957244     PISSN: 01039016     EISSN: 1678992X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162004000200006     Document Type: Article

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