Characterisation of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene expression patterns by in situ hybridisation in Eucalyptus gunnii Hook. plantlets

Plant Science

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-173

  Hawkins, Simon ^a,b   Boudet, Alain ^a   Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

C OMT; CAD; Eucalyptus; In situ hybridisation; Lignification; Lignin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; GENES; TISSUE;

CELL-SPECIFIC EXPRESSIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GUNNII;

EID: 0037327465     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00361-8     Document Type: Article

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