Modes of action of phytochromes

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 319, 1998, Pages 127-138

  Casal, Jorge J ^a   Sánchez, Rodolfo A ^a   Botto, Javier F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; High iradiance responses; Low fluence responses; Phytochrome; Very low fluence responses

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 2642646220     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.319.127     Document Type: Review

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