Genetic analysis of growth-regulator-induced parthenocarpy in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 437-451

  Vivian Smith, Adam ^a,b   Koltunow, Anna M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUXIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOKININ; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIBBERELLIC ACID; PARTHENOCARPY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0033212908     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.2.437     Document Type: Article

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