Genetic Manipulation of Leaf Senescence

Senescence Processes in Plants

Volumn 26, Issue , 2007, Pages 304-322

  Guo, Yongfeng ^a   Gan, Susheng ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokinins; Inflorescence; Isopentenyl transferase; Leaf senescence; T DNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 49449104548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988855.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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