Genes controlling expression of defense responses in Arabidopsis

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 280-286

  Glazebrook, Jane ^a  

^a SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONED GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; JASMONIC ACID; MUTATION; PLANT GENETICS; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033180448     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(99)80050-8     Document Type: Article

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