Genes controlling plant architecture

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Wang, Yonghong ^a   Li, Jiayang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AXILLARY BUDS; REGULATORY PATHWAYS; SHOOT BRANCHING;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AXILLARY BUD; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HARVEST; INFLORESCENCE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOOT;

FLOWERS; GENES, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33645946048     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2006.02.004     Document Type: Review

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