The effects of light on sex determination in gametophytes of the fern Ceratopteris richardii

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 629-634

  Kamachi, Hiroyuki ^a   Iwasawa, Orie ^a   Hickok, Leslie G ^b   Nakayama, Masaaki ^a   Noguchi, Munenori ^a   Inoue, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antheridiogen; Ceratopteris richardii; Fern gametophyte; Photomorphogenesis

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; FERN; GENDER AND SEX; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

COLOR; FERNS; LIGHT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

CERATOPTERIS; CERATOPTERIS RICHARDII; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 34548399424     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-007-0106-z     Document Type: Article

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