EgLFY, the Eucalyptus grandis homolog of the Arabidopsis gene LEAFY is expressed in reproductive and vegetative tissues

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-114

  Dornelas, Marcelo Carnier ^a   Neves Do Amaral, Weber A ^a   Rodriguez, Adriana Pinheiro Martinelli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Flowering; LEAFY; Reproductive development

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ARABIDOPSIS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 4944237459     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202004000200006     Document Type: Article

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