Elucidation of the indirect pathway of abscisic acid biosynthesis by mutants, genes, and enzymes

Plant Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1591-1601

  Schwartz, Steven H ^a   Qin, Xiaoqiong ^b   Zeevaart, Jan A D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

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EID: 0344511680     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.102.017921     Document Type: Review

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