The role of cortical microtubules in wood formation

Progress in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue C, 2001, Pages 127-135

  Funada, Ryo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cambium; cell wall; cellulose microfibrils; cortical microtubules; cytoskeleton; wood formation; wood quality; xylem differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957062121     PISSN: 09210423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-0423(01)80064-2     Document Type: Chapter

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