Efficiency of transformation of exogenous chlorophyllide a into chlorophyll a in either etiolated or greening and then dark-exposed rye seedlings

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-9

  Vezitskii, A Yu ^a   Shcherbakov, R A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHOTOBIOLOGY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Chlorophyllide; Esterification; Phytol; Secale cereale

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032340467     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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