A table of some cloned plant genes involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 305-319

  Scolnik, Pablo A ^a   Bartley, Glenn E ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0030298689     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02673363     Document Type: Review

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