Expression of an expansin is associated with endosperm weakening during tomato seed germination

Plant Physiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1265-1274

  Chen, F ^a   Bradford, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ANALYTIC METHOD; CELL WALL; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLIN; GROWTH REGULATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT; PATULIN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD RELATIVE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033729899     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.124.3.1265     Document Type: Article

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