Expression of genes for a defensin and a proteinase inhibitor in specific areas of the shoot apex and the developing flower in tomato

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 146-154

  Brandstädter, Jörg ^a   Roßbach, Claus ^a   Theres, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Institut für Genetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Defensin; In situ hybridization; Lycopersicon esculentum; Proteinase inhibitor

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0029855629     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02173214     Document Type: Article

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