Raffinose accumulation in maize embryos in the absence of a fully functional Vp1 gene product

Planta

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-228

  Brenac, Patrick ^a   Smith, Margaret E ^a   Obendorf, Ralph L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Desiccation tolerance; Embryo; Raffinose; Sucrose; Viviparous maize; Zea (seed maturation)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030696622     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050185     Document Type: Article

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