A novel MYB-related gene from Arabidopsis thaliana expressed in developing anthers

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-347

  Li, Song Feng ^a   Higginson, Trudi ^a   Parish, Roger W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthers; Arabidopsis thaliana; MYB genes; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CHIMERIC GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033103317     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029548     Document Type: Article

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