Phytochrome functions in Arabidopsis development

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-24

  Franklin, Keara A ^a   Quail, Peter H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Light signals; Photomorphogenesis; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; FREEZING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEEDLING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; FREEZING; PHYTOCHROME; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 72049106410     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp304     Document Type: Review

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