Tomato root penetration in soil requires a coaction between ethylene and auxin signaling

Plant Physiology

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1424-1438

  Santisree, Parankusam ^a   Nongmaithem, Sapana ^a   Vasuki, Himabindu ^a   Sreelakshmi, Yellamaraju ^a   Ivanchenko, Maria G ^b   Sharma, Rameshwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960016062     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.177014     Document Type: Article

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