Pleiotropic effects of flowering time genes in the annual crucifer Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Van Tienderen, Peter H ^a   Hammad, Ibtisam ^a,b   Zwaal, Frits C ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Flowering time; Phenotypic plasticity; Pleiotropy

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0030038117     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1996.tb12693.x     Document Type: Article

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