A novel MADS-box gene of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) expressed during the early stages of tuberization

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 379-386

  Kang, Sang Gu ^a   Hannapel, David J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

homeotic gene; plant transcription factor; vegetative organ development

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030152458     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00021798     Document Type: Article

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