MADS-box genes controlling flower development in rice

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-22

  Fornara, F ^a   Marziani, G ^a   Mizzi, L ^a   Kater, M ^a   Colombo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ABCDE model; Flower development; MADS box genes; Rice; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWERING; GENE; RICE;

ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0037265816     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37975     Document Type: Review

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