Cloning and Characterization of a Homologue of the FLORICAULA/LEAFY Gene in Hickory (Carya cathayensis Sarg)

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 794-805

  Wang, Zheng Jia ^a   Huang, Jian Qin ^a   Huang, You Jun ^a   Chen, Fang Fang ^a   Zheng, Bing Song ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carya cathayensis; Flowering; Gene expression; LEAFY

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CARYA; CARYA CATHAYENSIS; CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84860990872     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-011-0389-z     Document Type: Article

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