Density-induced plant size reduction and size inequalities in ethylene-sensing and ethylene-insensitive tobacco

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-205

  Pierik, R ^a,b   Voesenek, L A C J ^b   De Kroon, H ^a   Visser, E J W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competition; Ethylene perception; Growth; Plasticity; Shade avoidance

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ETHYLENE; GROWTH; SHADING; TOBACCO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHYLENES; GENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 1942508793     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815731     Document Type: Article

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