The relationship between vernalization- and photoperiodically-regulated genes and the development of frost tolerance in wheat and barley

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 601-615

  Kosova K ^a   Prasil I T ^a   Vitamvas P ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cold acclimation; Hordeum; Triticum

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; TRITICEAE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 55849088769     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-008-0120-6     Document Type: Review

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