The genes of the Green Revolution

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-9

  Hedden, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT RNA;

BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BIOSYNTHESIS; DWARFISM; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037213890     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(02)00009-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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