Improvement of Forage Quality by Downregulation of Maize O-Methyltransferase

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2240-2251

  He, Xu ^a   Hall, Mary Beth ^b   Gallo Meagher, Maria ^b   Smith, Rex L ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242569483     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.2240     Document Type: Article

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