New developments in abscisic acid perception and metabolism

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 447-452

  Verslues, Paul E ^a   Zhu, Jian Kang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID;

METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34848898171     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.08.004     Document Type: Review

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