Transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing a fungal cutinase show alterations in the structure and properties of the cuticle and postgenital organ fusions

Plant Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 721-737

  Sieber, P ^a   Schorderet, M ^a   Ryser, U ^a   Buchala, A ^a   Kolattukudy, P ^a   Metraux J P ^a   Nawrath, C ^a  

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ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI;

EID: 0034087972     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.12.5.721     Document Type: Article

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