Developmental regulation of lectin and alliinase synthesis in garlic bulbs and leaves

Plant Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 765-771

  Smeets, Koen ^a   Van Damme, Els J M ^a   Peumans, Willy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 0030940956     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.3.765     Document Type: Article

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