Relative contribution of apices and mature tissues to ABA synthesis in droughted maize root systems

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 598-605

  Zhang, Jianhua ^a   Tardieu, Francois ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UMR 759 LEPSE   (France)

Author keywords

ABA; ABA biosynthesis; Drought; Maize; Root; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029795348     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a028987     Document Type: Article

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