Influence of gene dosage on carbohydrate synthesis and enzymatic activities in endosperm of starch-deficient mutants of maize

Plant Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 293-304

  Singletary, George W ^a,b   Banisadr, Roshie ^a   Keeling, Peter L ^a,c  

^a JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031046802     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.1.293     Document Type: Article

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