Phloem import and storage metabolism are highly coordinated by the low oxygen concentrations within developing wheat seeds

Plant Physiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1809-1821

  Van Dongen, Joost T ^a   Roeb, Gerhard W ^b   Dautzenberg, Marco ^b   Froehlich, Anja ^a   Vigeolas, Helene ^a   Minchin, Peter E H ^b   Geigenberger, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; CROPS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METABOLISM; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; SEED; STARCH;

ENERGY PRODUCTION; METABOLIC FLUX; NUTRIENTS; WHEAT;

PHYSIOLOGY;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3543022128     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.104.040980     Document Type: Article

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