Three endo-β-mannanase genes expressed in the micropylar endosperm and in the radicle influence germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

Planta

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-36

  Iglesias Fernández, Raquel ^a,b   Rodríguez Gacio, María Carmen ^a   Barrero Sicilia, Cristina ^b   Carbonero, Pilar ^b   Matilla, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Endo mannanases; Endospermic seeds; Germination; In situ hybridization; Micropylar endosperm; Seed imbibition; T DNA insertion mutants

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 78650747051     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1257-z     Document Type: Article

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