Galactose stimulation of carbon import into roots is confined to the Poaceae

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 339, 1999, Pages 1613-1618

  Thorpe, M R ^a   MacRae, E A ^a   Minchin, P E H ^a   Edwards, C M ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

11C; Epimerase; Growth inhibition; Root elongation; UDP glucose; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LILIOPSIDA; POACEAE;

EID: 0032862821     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.339.1613     Document Type: Article

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