Division of roles among members of the XTH gene family in plants

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 98-101

  Nishitani, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Azuki bean; Cell wall; Gene family; Rice; XTH

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 17644376254     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500055924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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