Invited review: Genetic regulation of somatic embryogenesis with particular reference to arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 473-481

  Rose, Ray J ^a   Nolan, Kim E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Medicago truncatula; Plant development; Plant hormones; Plant stress; Receptors; Somatic embryogenesis; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 34250885759     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2006806     Document Type: Review

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