Characterization and expression of a Pinus radiata putative ortholog to the Arabidopsis SHORT-ROOT gene

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1629-1639

  Solé, Alicia ^a   Sánchez, Conchi ^b   Vielba, Jesús M ^b   Valladares, Silvia ^b   Abarca, Dolores ^a   Díaz Sala, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adventitious rooting; GRAS genes; Pine; Root meristem; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; RNA; ROOTING; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 57649136676     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.11.1629     Document Type: Article

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