Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The activities of phytohormones during the reproductive phase have been partially clarified in seed physiology while the biological role of plant hormones in oil accumulation during seed development has been investigated in part only. In this research, fatty acid (FA) contents and hormone profiles, including abscisic acid (ABA) and cytokinins (CKs) of seed samples in four different… more Full Text: THE INVOLVEMENT OF ENDOGENOUS PLANT HORMONES IN THE REGULATORY NETWORK OF FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS IN SOYBEAN SEED A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in …