Expression of glutamine synthetase genes during natural senescence of tomato leaves

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 576-582

  Pérez Rodríguez, Josefa ^a   Valpuesta, Victoriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Glutamine synthetase; leaf senescence; Lycopersicon esculentum; tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0030484571     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1996.970321.x     Document Type: Article

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