Genetic evidence for an essential role of brassinosteroids in plant development

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 701-713

  Kauschmann, Annette ^a   Jessop, Alison ^a,d   Koncz, Csaba ^b,c   Szekeres, Miklos ^c   Willmitzer, Lothar ^a,e   Altmann, Thomas ^a,e  

^a Institut fur Genbiologische Forschung Berlin GmbH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0001227625     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.9050701.x     Document Type: Article

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