The use of mutants to probe models of gravitropism

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 349, 2000, Pages 1323-1340

  Firn, Richard D ^a   Wagstaff, Carol ^a   Digby, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auxin; Cholodny; Gravitropism; Mutants; Went

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033874174     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/51.349.1323     Document Type: Review

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