Molecular cloning of a putative gene encoding isopentenyltransferase from pingyitiancha (Malus hupehensis) and characterization of its response to nitrate

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 899-904

  Peng, Jing ^a   Peng, Futian ^a   Zhu, Chunfu ^a   Wei, Shaochong ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apple; Cytokinin; Gene expression; IPT; Quantitative real time PCR

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; ANGIOSPERM; CLONE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORCHARD; REAL TIME;

ARABIDOPSIS; MALUS HUPEHENSIS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 47049119126     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.6.899     Document Type: Article

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