Isolation and Characterization of an Anther-Specific Polygalacturonase Gene, BcMF16, in Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 330-338

  Zhang, Aihong ^a,b   Qiu, Lin ^a,b   Huang, Li ^a,b   Yu, Xiaolin ^a,b   Lu, Gang ^a,b   Cao, Jiashu ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis; Chinese cabbage pak choi; Microspore PG; Pollen Polygalacturonase; Tapetum

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 84860395289     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-011-0341-2     Document Type: Article

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