The embryo MADS domain factor AGL15 acts postembryonically: Inhibition of perianth senescence and abscission via constitutive expression

Plant Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-197

  Fernandez, Donna E ^a   Heck, Gregory R ^a,b   Perry, Sharyn E ^a,c   Patterson, Sara E ^a   Bleecker, Anthony B ^a   Fang, Su Chiung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA;

EID: 0034143465     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.12.2.183     Document Type: Article

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