Poppy APETALA1/FRUITFULL orthologs control flowering time, branching, perianth identity, and fruit development

Plant Physiology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1685-1704

  Pabón Mora, Natalia ^a,b   Ambrose, Barbara A ^a   Litt, Amy ^a  

^a NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICACEAE; CORE EUDICOTYLEDONS; ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PAPAVER; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

EID: 84859323553     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.192104     Document Type: Article

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