The role of sucrose-phosphate synthase in the control of photosynthate partitioning in Zea mays leaves

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Lunn, John E ^a   Hatch, Marshall D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030999095     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP96088     Document Type: Article

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