Cytokinin biosynthesis: A black box?

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 3-15

  Prinsen, E ^a   Kamimek M ^b   Van Onckelen, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Cytokinin; Isopentenyl transferase; tRNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031457692     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005990123270     Document Type: Article

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