Effect of regulated overexpression of the MADS domain factor AGL15 on flower senescence and fruit maturation

Plant Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-89

  Fang, Su Chiung ^a   Fernandez, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GENES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED; TISSUE;

GENETIC COMPOSITION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036739654     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.004721     Document Type: Article

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