Hormone signalling and root development: An update on the latest Arabidopsis thaliana research

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-171

  Perez Perez, Jose Manuel ^a  

^a Edificio Vinalopo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell fate; Hormone crosstalk; Pattern formation; Signal transduction; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CELL FATE; HORMONAL SIGNALING; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT PATTERNING; STRESS RESPONSES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DICOTYLEDON; ENDOGENOUS CUE; GROWTH REGULATOR; HORMONE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOTING; SIGNAL;

GROWTH REGULATORS; HORMONES; PLANTS; ROOTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 33947514419     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP06341     Document Type: Review

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