Analysis of combinatorial loss-of-function mutants in the Arabidopsis ethylene receptors reveals that the ers1 etr1 double mutant has severe developmental defects that are ein2 dependent

Plant Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2032-2041

  Hall, Anne E ^a,b   Bleecker, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PHENOTYPES;

CELLS;

ARABIDOPSIS; PHYTOLACCA; PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA;

EID: 0141676005     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.013060     Document Type: Article

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