In silico and quantitative analyses of MADS-box genes in Coffea arabica

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 460-472

  de Oliveira, Raphael Ricon ^a   Chalfun Junior, Antonio ^a   Paiva, Luciano Vilela ^a   Andrade, Alan Carvalho ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coffea arabica; Floral development; MADS box genes; qRT PCR; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 77952090480     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-009-0173-5     Document Type: Article

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