Gene expression of enzymes for starch and sucrose metabolism and transport in leaf sheaths of rice (Oryza sativa L.) during the heading period in relation to the sink to source transition

Plant Production Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 178-183

  Hirose, Tatsuro ^a   Endler, Alexander ^a   Ohsugi, Ryu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Leaf sheath; Rice (oryza sativa L.); Sink; Source; Starch; Sucrose; Sucrose transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001020192     PISSN: 1343943X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1626/pps.2.178     Document Type: Article

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