Light-dependent spatial and temporal expression of pigment regulatory genes in developing maize seeds

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1547-1557

  Procissi, Antonia ^a   Dolfini, Silvana ^a   Ronchi, Angela ^a   Tonelli, Chiara ^a  

^a Dipto di Genet e di Biol dei M   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; BREEDING METHODS; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE STERILITY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SEED DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031429749     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.9.1547     Document Type: Article

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