Genetic dissection of root formation in maize (Zea mays) reveals root-type specific developmental programmes

Annals of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-368

  Hochholdinger, Frank ^a   Woll, Katrin ^a   Sauer, Michaela ^a   Dembinsky, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Double mutants; Embryonic roots; lrt1; Mutants; Post embryonic roots; Root type specificity; Roots; rt1; rtcs; rth1; rth2; rth3; rum1; slr1; slr2; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MAIZE; ROOT SYSTEM;

ZEA MAYS;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MAIZE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW;

MUTATION; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2442671858     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch056     Document Type: Review

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