Characterization of seed storage proteins in Populus and their homology with Populus vegetative storage proteins

Tree Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 833-840

  Beardmore, Tannis ^a   Wetzel, Suzanne ^a   Burgess, Darwin ^a   Charest, Pierre J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alnus crispa; electrophoresis; Larix eurolepis; poplar; protein fingerprint; Salix microstycha

Indexed keywords

ALNUS CRISPA; BETULACEAE; LARIX; LARIX EUROLEPIS; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; SALIX;

EID: 0030442662     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/16.10.833     Document Type: Article

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