Molecular characterization and expression of starch granule-bound starch synthase in the sink and source tissues of sweet potato

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-261

  Wang, Shu Jen ^a   Yeh, Kai Wun ^a   Tsai, Chia Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE; STARCH SYNTHASE;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 0032834622     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.1999.106301.x     Document Type: Article

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