Amino acid utilization in seeds of loblolly pine during germination and early seedling growth: I. Arginine and arginase activity

Plant Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1125-1135

  King, Janice E ^a   Gifford, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0030979225     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.4.1125     Document Type: Article

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