Characterization of a maize β-amylase cDNA clone and its expression during seed germination

Plant Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 403-409

  Wang, Shue Mei ^a   Lue, Wei Ling ^b   Wu, Shu Yuann ^a   Huang, Hsiu Wen ^a   Chen, Jychian ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0030901434     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.2.403     Document Type: Article

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