Controlled Cytokinin Production in Transgenic Tobacco Using a Copper-Inducible Promoter

Plant Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 969-977

  McKenzie, Marian Jane ^a,c   Mett, Vadim ^b   Reynolds, Paul Hugh Stewart ^b   Jameson, Paula Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0001690470     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.3.969     Document Type: Article

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