Molecular characterization and in silico expression analysis of a chalcone synthase gene family in Sorghum bicolor

Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-188

  Lo, Clive ^a,b   Coolbaugh, Ronald C ^a,b   Nicholson, Ralph L ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase; In silico gene expression analysis; Sorghum bicolor

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036930213     PISSN: 08855765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmpp.2002.0428     Document Type: Article

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