Cell wall invertase 4 is required for nectar production in Arabidopsis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-404

  Ruhlmann, Jeffrey M ^a   Kram, Brian W ^a   Carter, Clay J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassica rapa; Cell wall invertase; Invertase; Nectar; Nectaries; Nectary

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; STARCH;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOWER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NECTAR;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; BRASSICACEAE; FLOWERS; MUTATION; NECTAR; STARCH;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 74249108468     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp309     Document Type: Article

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