Growth and development, and auxin polar transport in higher plants under microgravity conditions in space: BRIC-AUX on STS-95 space experiment

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 487-492

  Ueda, Junichi ^a   Miyamoto, Kensuke ^a   Yuda, Tomokazu ^a   Hoshino, Tomoki ^a   Fujii, Shuhei ^b   Mukai, Chiaki ^c   Kamigaichi, Shigeki ^c   Aizawa, Sachiko ^c   Yoshizaki, Izumi ^c   Shimazu, Toru ^d   Fukui, Keiji ^d  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b TEZUKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d Japan Space Forum ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Auxin polar transport; Cell wall extensibility; Growth and development; Maize; Microgravity; Pea; Pisum sativum; Space; STS 95; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033478925     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013904     Document Type: Article

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