Recent advances in brassinosteroid molecular genetics

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 378-383

  Altmann, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROCYCLIC STEROID;

GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLANT; REVIEW;

MUTATION; PLANTS; STEROIDS, HETEROCYCLIC;

EID: 0032174085     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(98)80259-8     Document Type: Article

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