Nitric Oxide Induces Flowering in the Duckweed Lemna aequinoctialis Welw. (Syn. L. paucicostata Hegelm.) Under Noninductive Conditions

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 378-385

  Khurana, Ashima ^a   Khurana, Jitendra P ^a   Babbar, Shashi B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Flowering; Lemna; Nitric oxide; NO donors; NO scavengers

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LEMNA; LEMNA AEQUINOCTIALIS; LEMNA PAUCICOSTATA;

EID: 80052259678     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-011-9199-7     Document Type: Article

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