Effects of ethylene precursor and inhibitors for ethylene biosynthesis and perception on nodulation in Lotus japonicus and Macroptilium atropurpureum

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 893-897

  Nukui, Noriyuki ^a   Ezura, Hiroshi ^b   Yuhashi, Ken Ichi ^a   Yasuta, Tsuyoshi ^a   Minamisawa, Kiwamu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Legume; Lotus japonicus; Macroptilium atropurpureum; Medicago sativa; Nodule

Indexed keywords

1 AMINOCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; BIOSYNTHESIS; ETHYLENE; NODULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; LOTUS JAPONICUS; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0033861453     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcd011     Document Type: Article

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