The Brassica napus extA extensin gene is expressed in regions of the plant subject to tensile stresses

Planta

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 618-624

  Shirsat, A H ^a   Bell, A ^a   Spence, J ^c   Harris, J N ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brassica; Extensin; Nicotiana; Tensile stress; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0029802745     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00195195     Document Type: Article

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