From weeds to crops: Genetic analysis of root development in cereals

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Hochholdinger, Frank ^a   Park, Woong June ^b   Sauer, Michaela ^a   Woll, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0742305589     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2003.11.003     Document Type: Review

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