Independent genetic control of maize starch-branching enzymes IIa and IIb: Isolation and characterization of a Sbe2a cDNA

Plant Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-78

  Gao, Ming ^a,b   Fisher, Dane K ^a,c   Kim, Kyung Nam ^a   Shannon, Jack C ^a   Guiltinan, Mark J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0031131624     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.1.69     Document Type: Article

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