Cloning and characterization of a novel CONSTANS-like gene from Phalaenopsis hybrida

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 409-417

  Zhang, Jian Xia ^a,b   Wu, Kun Lin ^a   Tian, Li Ning ^c   Zeng, Song Jun ^a   Duan, Jun ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expression; Flowering; PhalCOL; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ORYZA SATIVA; PHALAENOPSIS HYBRIDA;

EID: 79951770806     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-010-0560-4     Document Type: Article

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