Characterization and expression of metallothionein-like genes in cotton

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 701-705

  Hudspeth, Richard L ^a   Hobbs, Susan L ^a   Anderson, David M ^a   Rajasekaran, Kanniah ^a   Grula, John W ^a  

^a Phytogen   (United States)

Author keywords

cotton; gene expression; Gossypium hirsutum; metallothionein

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0030174988     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00042243     Document Type: Article

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