Germination and storage reserve mobilization are regulated independently in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 639-647

  Pritchard Sarah, L ^a   Charlton Wayne, L ^b   Baker, Alison ^b   Graham Ian, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABA; Beta oxidation; Glyoxylate cycle; Sucrose; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

GENES; LIPIDS; MUTAGENESIS; SEED;

GERMINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERMINATION; GLYOXYLATES; LIPID METABOLISM; MUTATION; SEEDS; SUCROSE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0036736285     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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