Molecular cloning of ten distinct hypervariable regions from the cellulose synthase gene superfamily in aspen trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 543-550

  Liang, Xiaoe ^a,b   Joshi, Chandrashekhar P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CESA; CSLD; CSR; HVR; Populus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; POPULUS; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA SUBSP. TRICHOCARPA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 4644346409     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.5.543     Document Type: Article

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