Isolation and characterization of a microspore-specific gene from tobacco

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-225

  Oldenhof, M T ^a   De Groot, P F M ^a   Visser, J H ^a   Schrauwen, J A M ^a   Wullems, G J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anther; in situ hybridization; microspore development; microspore specific gene; Nicotiana tabacum

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030152702     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00021785     Document Type: Article

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