Patterning of inflorescences and flowers by the F-box protein Double Top and the Leafy homolog Aberrant Leaf and Flower of Petunia

Plant Cell

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2033-2048

  Souer, Erik ^a   Rebocho, Alexandra B ^a   Bliek, Mattijs ^a   Kusters, Elske ^a   De Bruin, Robert A M ^a,b   Koes, Ronald ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; SOLANUM;

EID: 51449092155     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.060871     Document Type: Article

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