Flexible control of plant architecture and yield via switchable expression of Arabidopsis gai

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 337-343

  Ait ali, Tahar ^a   Rands, Carley ^a   Harberd, Nicholas P ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1842420239     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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