Genetic dissection of the abscisic acid biosynthetic pathway in maize (Zea mays L.) embryos

Maydica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 331-337

  Lee, B M ^a   Paek, N C ^a   Magill, C W ^b   Smith, J D ^a  

^a Dept of Soil Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Biosynthetic Pathway; Viviparous Mutants; Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031453613     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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