Chemically induced expression of the roIC-encoded β-glucosidase in transgenic tobacco plants and analysis of cytokinin metabolism: RolC does not hydrolyze endogenous cytokinin glucosides in planta

Plant Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-46

  Faiss, Martin ^a   Strnad, Miroslav ^b   Redig, Pascale ^c   Doležal, Karel ^b   Hanuš, Jan ^b   Van Onckelen, Harry ^c   Schmülling, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 0030499787     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.10010033.x     Document Type: Article

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