Transcriptional regulation of secondary metabolism

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 913-925

  Davies, Kevin M ^a   Schwinn, Kathy E ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; GENES; INDUCTANCE; METABOLISM; TISSUE;

TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

SECONDARY METABOLITE;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0242574383     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP03062     Document Type: Review

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