The purple cauliflower arises from activation of a MYB transcription factor

Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1470-1480

  Chiu, Li Wei ^a   Zhou, Xiangjun ^a   Burke, Sarah ^a   Wu, Xianli ^b   Prior, Ronald L ^b   Li, Li ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

EID: 78249242717     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.164160     Document Type: Article

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