A novel Phytochrome B allele in Arabidopsis thaliana exhibits partial mutant phenotype: A short deletion in N-terminal extension reduces Phytochrome B activity

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-212

  Nicholson, Scott J ^a,c   Hoecker, Ute ^b   Srivastava, Vibha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiallele; Hypocotyl length; phyA; phyB; PIF

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 80052441658     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-011-9576-z     Document Type: Article

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