Maternal transmission of adaptive modifications in salt-treated Sorghum bicolor: A first stage in ecotypic differentiation?

New Phytologist

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 483-492

  Amzallag, G Nissim ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acquired characters; Adaptive phenotypic plasticity; Ecotype differentiation; Embryo imprinting; Maternal influence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOTYPE; MATERNAL EFFECT; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 0033949731     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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