Gibberellin-regulated expression of a myb gene in barley aleurone cells: Evidence for Myb transactivation of a high-pi a-amylase gene promoter

Plant Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1879-1891

  Gubler, Frank ^a   Kalla, Roger ^b   Roberts, James K ^a   Jacobsen, John V ^a,b  

^a Co Oper Res Ctr for Plant Science ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO PLANT INDUSTRY   (Australia)

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HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0029410792     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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