The rates of maize growth and lignin biosynthesis change after root-applied chalcone

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 118-122

  Chen, Weijun ^a,b,c   Yun, Min Soo ^a,b   Deng, Fan ^a,d   Yogo, Yasuhiro ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

4CL substrate; Chalcone; Growth suppression; Lignin; Maize

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745369448     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2005.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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