Evaluating the potential of using 5-azacytidine as an epimutagen

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1617-1622

  Fieldes, M A ^a   Amyot, L M ^a,b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epigenetic; Flax; Flowering; Linum usitatissimum; Polyembryony

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; EPIGENESIS; FLOWERING; GENETIC LINE; GERMINATION; MUTAGEN TESTING; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PLANT EMBRYOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 0033501414     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-77-11-1617     Document Type: Article

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