Effect of vernalisation and 5-azacytidine on the methylation level of DNA in wheat (Triticum aestivum L., cv. Martonvásár 15)

Plant Science

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 689-692

  Horváth, Eszter ^a   Szalai, Gabriella ^a   Janda, Tibor ^a   Páldi, Emil ^a   Rácz, Ilona ^b   Lásztity, Demeter ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

5 Azacytidine; 5 Methylcytosine; DNA methylation; Vernalisation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DNA; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

VERNALIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0042785123     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00221-8     Document Type: Article

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