New roles of phytochromes during seed germination

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 531-540

  Heschel, M Shane ^a,b   Butler, Colleen M ^a   Barua, Deepak ^a   Chiang, George C K ^a   Wheeler, Andrew ^a   Sharrock, Robert A ^a   Whitelam, Garry C ^a   Donohue, Kathleen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Duplicated genes; Germination; Phenotypic plasticity; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTION; GERMINATION; IMBIBITION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTORECEPTION; PIGMENT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 42549156763     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/528753     Document Type: Article

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