Cryptochrome 1 controls tomato development in response to blue light

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 551-556

  Ninu, Luciano ^a   Ahmad, Margaret ^b,c   Miarelli, Carolina ^a   Cashmore, Anthony R ^b   Giuliano, Giovanni ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CRYPTOCHROME 1; LIGHT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; TOMATO;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0032986674     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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