Overexpression of a Kunitz-type trypsin inhibitor (AtKTI1) causes early flowering in Arabidopsis

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-81

  Kim, Jeong gu ^a   Baek, Seung A ^a   Im, Kyung Hoan ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Early flowering; FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC); Kunitz type trypsin inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 70349982768     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-009-9389-5     Document Type: Article

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