Mode of phytochrome B action in the photoregulation of seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 583-590

  Shinomura, Tomoko ^a   Hanzawa, Hiroko ^a   Schäfer, Eberhard ^b   Furuya, Masaki ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; PHYB PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PLANT SEED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME B; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0032033073     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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