The expression of histone 2A in onion (Allium cepa) during the onset of dormancy, storage and emergence from dormancy

New Phytologist

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 461-470

  Carter, Carol E ^a   Partis, Michael D ^b   Thomas, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulbing; Dormancy; Gene expression; Histone 2A; Onion (Allium cepa); Post harvest sprouting

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 0032695674     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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