Alternative oxidase, a determinant of plant gametophyte fitness and fecundity

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 604-606

  Chai, Tsun Thai ^a   Colmer, Timothy D ^a   Finnegan, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative oxidase; Gametophyte; Plant fertility; Reproductive development; Soybean

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ENZYMOLOGY; FERTILITY; FLOWER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

FERTILITY; GENETIC FITNESS; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 77954975533     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.11502     Document Type: Article

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