Characterization of β-amylase and its deficiency in various rice cultivars

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-38

  Yamaguchi, J ^a   Itoh, S ^a   Saitoh, T ^a   Ikeda, A ^b   Tashiro, T ^c   Nagato, Y ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

amylase deficient mutant; Direct seedling; Germination; Oryza sativa

Indexed keywords

ALEURONE CELL; AMYLASE; BETA AMYLASE; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0032920061     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220051036     Document Type: Article

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