Cloning and characterization of a critical meristem developmental gene (EeSTM) from leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)

Weed Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 490-495

  Varanasi, Vijaya ^a   Slotta, Tracey ^a   Horvath, David ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meristem development; Phylogenetics; Promoter analysis; SHOOTMERISTEMLESS

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT; SUCROSE; WEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA;

EID: 47949096438     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-07-192.1     Document Type: Article

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