FPF1 modulates the competence to flowering in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-405

  Melzer, S ^a   Kampmann, G ^a   Chandler, J ^a   Appel, K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033136543     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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