The function of phytochrome A

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 813-819

  Casal, J J ^a   Sanchez, R A ^a   Yanovsky, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; High irradiance responses; Phytochrome A; Seed germination; Very low fluence responses

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0031007370     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-113.x     Document Type: Article

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