Is a physiological perspective relevant in a 'genocentric' age?

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 421, 2005, Pages 2777-2782

  Sinclair, Thomas R ^a   Purcell, Larry C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical plant physiology; Genocentric research; Plant development; Plant growth

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; REDUNDANCY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

CLASSICAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; GENOCENTRIC RESEARCH; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

WATER;

CATERING SERVICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROP; DISASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD SUPPLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; NATURAL DISASTERS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; WATER;

EID: 27144482735     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eri297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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