Molecular regulation of somatic embryogenesis in potato: An auxin led perspective

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 185-201

  Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar ^a,c   Millam, Steve ^a,d   Hedley, Peter E ^a   McNicol, Jim ^b   Bryan, Glenn J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Brinsbury Campus   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auxin; Global gene expression; Microarray; Potato; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POTATO; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 48149098925     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-008-9360-2     Document Type: Article

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