RNA interference-mediated change in protein body morphology and seed opacity through loss of different zein proteins

Plant Physiology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 337-347

  Wu, Yongrui ^a   Messing, Joachim ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77951996062     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.154690     Document Type: Article

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