Increased seed cytokinin levels in transgenic tobacco influence embryo and seedling development

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1107-1113

  Ma, Qing Hu ^a   Lin, Zhan Bing ^a   Fu, De Zhi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytokinins; Embryo development; Transgenic tobacco; vicilin ipt gene

Indexed keywords

GENES; HORMONES; POLYMERS; SEED; TOBACCO;

CYTOKININ;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036355253     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PP01211     Document Type: Article

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