Formation of rhamnogalacturonan II-borate dimer in pectin determines cell wall thickness of pumpkin tissue

Plant Physiology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1698-1705

  Ishii, T ^a   Matsunaga, T ^a   Hayashi, N ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON DEFICIENCY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROSS LINKING; GROWTH INHIBITION; PLANT GROWTH; RHAMNOGALACTURONAN II;

CELLS; ESTERS; INORGANIC ACIDS; TISSUE;

CELL WALLS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCURBITA MOSCHATA;

EID: 0034879257     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.126.4.1698     Document Type: Article

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