Roles of Carbohydrate Supply and Ethylene, Polyamines in Maize Kernel Set

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 388-398

  Feng, Han Yu ^a   Wang, Zhi Min ^a   Kong, Fan Na ^a   Zhang, Min Jie ^a   Zhou, Shun Li ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSE; POLYAMINE; SUCROSE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHYLENE; GLUCOSE; HORMONE; MAIZE; POLLINATION;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION;

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ETHYLENES; GLUCOSE; POLLINATION; POLYAMINES; SEEDS; SUCROSE; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79955402274     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2011.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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