The AINTEGUMENTA gene of arabidopsis required for ovule and female gametophyte development is related to the floral homeotic gene APETALA2

Plant Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-153

  Klucher, Kevin M ^a   Chow, Helen ^a   Reiser, Leonore ^a   Fischer, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; FORMICIDAE; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0030087979     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.8.2.137     Document Type: Article

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