Effect of light quality and 5-azacytidine on genomic methylation and stem elongation in two ecotypes of Stellaria longipes

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 313-321

  Tatra, Gurminder S ^a   Miranda, Jacintha ^a   Chinnappa, Chendanda C ^a   Reid, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSINE; DEMETHYLATION; ECOTYPE; FAR RED LIGHT; METHYLATION; PLANT HEIGHT; PRAIRIE; STEM ELONGATION;

STELLARIA LONGIPES;

EID: 0033945608     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2000.100313.x     Document Type: Article

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