'Pod shatter' in Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica napus and B. juncea

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-203

  Spence, J ^a   Vercher, Y ^b   Gates, P ^a   Harris, N ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; B. juncea; Brassica napus; Cytochemistry; Development; Pod; Siliqua

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FRUITS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; B JUNCEUM; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENT; OIL SEED RAPE; POD; SHATTERING MECHANISMS; SILIQUUM;

CROPS;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MATURATION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SILIQUA;

EID: 0029876045     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.111391.x     Document Type: Article

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