Assimilate uptake and the regulation of seed development

Seed Science Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-345

  Weber, Hans ^a   Heim, Ute ^a   Golombek, Sabine ^a   Borisjuk, Ljudmilla ^a,b   Wobus, Ulrich ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Developmental gradient; Invertase; Seed development; Storage product synthesis; Sugar transport; Transfer cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031671217     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500004268     Document Type: Review

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