Molecular networks regulating Arabidopsis seed maturation, after-ripening, dormancy and germination

New Phytologist

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-54

  Holdsworth, Michael J ^a   Bentsink, Leónie ^b   Soppe, Wim J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid (ABA); Arabidopsis; Dormancy; Germination; Gibberellin (GA); Seed maturation

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GIBBERELLIN; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DORMANCY; GERMINATION; HERB; HORMONE; IMBIBITION; MATURATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RIPENING; SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GENOME; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOME, PLANT; GERMINATION; GIBBERELLINS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 44649092841     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02437.x     Document Type: Review

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