Molecular characterization of a phloem-specific gene encoding the filament protein, phloem protein 1 (PP1), from Cucurbita maxima

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-61

  Clark, Anna M ^a   Jacobsen, Karin R ^b   Bostwick, Dwight E ^c   Dannenhoffer, Joanne M ^d   Skaggs, Megan I ^a   Thompson, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Ciba Geigy Corp   (United States)

^d CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0031194720     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.12010049.x     Document Type: Article

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