Transcriptional activation of a maize α-tubulin gene in mycorrhizal maize and transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 737-743

  Bonfante, Paola ^a   Bergero, Roberta ^a   Uribe, Xavier ^b   Romera, Carme ^b   Rigau, Joan ^b   Puigdomenech, Pere ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GLOMUS VERSIFORME; MARGARITES; MYCORRHIZAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0001553868     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.9050737.x     Document Type: Article

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