An analysis of relative elemental growth rate, epidermal cell size and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase activity through the growing zone of ageing maize leaves

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 296, 1996, Pages 339-347

  Palmer, Stephen J ^a   Davies, William J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leaf elongation rate (LER); Relative elemental growth rate (REGR); Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET)

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030047994     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.3.339     Document Type: Article

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