The structure and expression of SEPALLATA-like genes in Asparagus species (Asparagaceae)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-144

  Kanno, Akira ^a   Hienuki, Homare ^a   Ito, Takuro ^a   Nakamura, Toru ^a   Fukuda, Tatsuya ^a   Yun, Pil Yong ^b   Song, In Ja ^a   Kamimura, Taichi ^a   Ochiai, Toshinori ^c   Yokoyama, Jun ^a   Maki, Masayuki ^a   Kameya, Toshiaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Jeju Hi Tech Industry Development Institute   (South Korea)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asparagus officinalis; Asparagus virgatus; Gene duplication; Phylogeny; SEP like genes

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ASPARAGACEAE; ASPARAGUS; ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS; ASPARAGUS VIRGATUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 33747851444     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-006-0030-8     Document Type: Article

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