Two tomato expansin genes show divergent expression and localization in embryos during seed development and germination

Plant Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 928-936

  Chen, F ^a   Dahal, P ^a   Bradford, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLIN; MESSENGER RNA; PATULIN; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER POTENTIAL;

CROPS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PROTEINS; RNA; TISSUE;

GERMINATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0035200886     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.010259     Document Type: Article

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