Cytokinin-like effects of caffeine in bioassays

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 329-335

  Vitoria A P ^a   Mazzafera, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

6 benzylaminopurine; Cajanus cajan; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Cucumis sativus; Glycine max; Kinetin; Mucuna deeringiana; Nicotiana tabacum; Raphanus sativus

Indexed keywords

CAJANUS CAJAN; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA;

EID: 0031544196     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001001611047     Document Type: Article

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