Molecular characterization of a tomato polygalacturonase gene abundantly expressed in the upper third of pistils from opened and unopened flowers

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 680-683

  Hong, S B ^a   Tucker, M L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene; Pistil; Polygalacturonase; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CLONED GENE; CULTIVAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE PROBE; PISTIL; POLYGALACTURONASE GENE; RNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAPG4 GENE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0033916755     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002999900175     Document Type: Article

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