Melatonin stimulates the expansion of etiolated lupin cotyledons

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-34

  Hernández Ruiz, Josefa ^a   Arnao, Marino B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auxin; Cotyledon; Growth; IAA; Lupinus; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

LUPINUS; LUPINUS ALBUS;

EID: 41549121508     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-008-9254-y     Document Type: Article

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