Genes involved in the biosynthesis of lignin precursors in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 677-687

  Goujon, Thomas ^a   Sibout, Richard ^b   Eudes, Aymerick ^a   MacKay, John ^c   Jouanin, Lise ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Lignin; Monolignol biosynthesis; Mutant; Secondary cell wall

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0038693626     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(03)00095-0     Document Type: Review

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