Mendel's stem length gene (Le) encodes a gibberellin 3β-hydroxylase

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1435-1443

  Lester, Diane R ^a   Ross, John J ^a   Davies, Peter J ^a,b   Reid, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 BETA HYDROXYLASE; ARABIDOPSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL BLOT ANALYSIS; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MAPPING; GIBBERELLIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031200961     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.8.1435     Document Type: Article

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