Modulation of embryo-forming capacity in culture through the expression of Brassica genes involved in the regulation of the shoot apical meristem

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4069-4085

  Elhiti, Mohamed ^a   Tahir, Muhammad ^a   Gulden, Robert H ^a   Khamiss, Khalil ^a   Stasolla, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apical meristem; Arabidopsis; Brassica; embryogenesis; gene expression; glutathione

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HOMEOBOX; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT GENE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RAPESEED; EMBRYOLOGY;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BRASSICA NAPUS; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, PLANT; MERISTEM; PLANT SHOOTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 77956600242     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq222     Document Type: Article

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