Large flower size: Molecular basis and role of Cytokinin

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-139

  Nishijima, Takaaki ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND TEA SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auxin; Gibberellin; Grandiflora; Petunia; Systematic breeding

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; PETUNIA;

EID: 84859840299     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: 1882336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.81.129     Document Type: Review

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