Rice MADS3 regulates ROS homeostasis during late anther development

Plant Cell

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 515-533

  Hu, Lifang ^a   Liang, Wanqi ^a   Yin, Changsong ^a   Cui, Xiao ^a   Zong, Jie ^a   Wang, Xing ^a   Hu, Jianping ^b   Zhang, Dabing ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 79953125345     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.074369     Document Type: Article

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