Analysis of four maize mutants arrested in early embryogenesis reveals an irregular pattern of cell division

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 281-290

  Consonni, G ^a   Aspesi, C ^a   Barbante, A ^a   Dolfini, S ^a   Giuliani, C ^a   Giulini, A ^a   Hansen, S ^b   Brettschneider, R ^b   Pilu, R ^a   Gavazzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emb mutants; Embryogenesis; Morphogenesis; Programmed cell death; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038406142     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-003-0165-9     Document Type: Article

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