Molecular processes underlying the floral transition in the soybean shoot apical meristem

Plant Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 832-845

  Wong, Chui E ^a   Singh, Mohan B ^a   Bhalla, Prem L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floral transition; Gene expression; Hormone; Shoot apical meristem; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOYBEAN;

ABSCISIC ACID; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MERISTEM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RNA, PLANT; SOYBEANS;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 61349194377     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03730.x     Document Type: Article

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