Genetic control of endosperm development and of storage products accumulation in maize seeds

Maydica

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 515-530

  Pirona, R ^a   Hartings, H ^a   Lauria, M ^a   Rossi, V ^a   Motto, M ^a  

^a Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Endoreduplication; Endosperm mutants; Gene regulation; Starch and protein biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649450622     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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