Storage proteins in sugarcane: An interesting exception in monocots

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-218

  Blanco, Maria De Los A ^a   Segura Nieto, Magdalena ^b   Castillo, Ramiro ^a   Nieves, Nadina ^a  

^a UNICA   (Cuba)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Embryogenic cells; Globular embryos; Saccharum sp.; Seed; Storage proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342803550     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006449032267     Document Type: Article

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