Metabolism of sugars in the endosperm of developing seeds of oilseed rape

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 228-236

  Hill, Lionel M ^a   Morley Smith, Edward R ^a   Rawsthorne, Stephen ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENZYMES; GENES; OSMOSIS; SEED; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

GENE EXPRESSIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; VICIA;

EID: 0037248286     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.010868     Document Type: Article

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