A 20th century roller coaster ride: A short account of lignification

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-162

  Lewis, Norman G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGNIFICATION;

LIGNIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NASA DISCIPLINE PLANT BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PLANT; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

NASA DISCIPLINE PLANT BIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

CELL WALL; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 0032588250     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)80030-2     Document Type: Article

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