Water relations in seed biology
The water relations play a fundamental role in seed biology. Thus, the purpose of the present paper was to analyze the performance of water status in seed development and germination. The researches have suggested that the water potential of the seed or seed structures provides a better indicator of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1998-01-01
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Series: | Scientia Agricola |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90161998000500018 |
Summary: | The water relations play a fundamental role in seed biology. Thus, the purpose of the present paper was to analyze the performance of water status in seed development and germination. The researches have suggested that the water potential of the seed or seed structures provides a better indicator of the seed water status than water content. The seed water status plays a regulatory role in seed development and germination. |
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ISSN: | 0103-9016 1678-992X |