Induction of monozygotic twinning by ascorbic acid in Tobacco

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Zhong ^a   Gallie, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTYLEDON; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT OVARY; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POLLINATION; POLYCOTYLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOBACCO;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CYTOSKELETON; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PLANT LEAVES; POLLINATION; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO; TWINNING, MONOZYGOTIC; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84862496146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039147     Document Type: Article

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