Seed size is associated with sucrose synthase activity in developing cotyledons of chickpea

Crop Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 621-627

  Turner, Neil C ^a   Furbank, Robert T ^b   Berger, Jens D ^a,b   Gremigni, Patrizia ^a,c   Abbo, Shahal ^e   Leport, Laurent ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 63149099214     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.05.0263     Document Type: Article

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