Functional characterization and mapping of two MADS box genes from peach (Prunus persica)

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 853-859

  Xu, Yong ^a,b   Zhang, Lin ^a,b   Ma, Rongcai ^a  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Floral organ; Fruit; Genetic mapping; MADS box; Peach (Prunus perscia)

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 41149111546     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0156-1     Document Type: Article

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