Strong extracellular nuclease activity displayed by barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) uninucleate microspores

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 185-190

  Vischi, M ^a   Marchetti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barley; Electroporation; Microspores; Nucleases

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0030766859     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050546     Document Type: Article

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