The rolC gene in carnation exhibits cytokinin- and auxin-like activities

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 321-331

  Casanova, Eva ^a   Zuker, Amir ^b   Trillas, Maria Isabel ^a   Moysset, Lluïsa ^a   Vainstein, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium rhizogenes; Dianthus caryophyllus; Leaf explants; Morphogenesis; Petal explants; Rol genes

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; HORTICULTURE; MORPHOGENESIS;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS;

EID: 0037450821     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(02)00155-3     Document Type: Article

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