Effects of drought on gene expression in maize reproductive and leaf meristem tissue revealed by RNA-Seq

Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 846-867

  Kakumanu, Akshay ^a,b   Ambavaram, Madana M R ^a,c,e   Klumas, Curtis ^c   Krishnan, Arjun ^a,b   Batlang, Utlwang ^a,f   Myers, Elijah ^c   Grene, Ruth ^b   Pereira, Andy ^d  

^a VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Metabolix Inc   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84867121932     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.200444     Document Type: Article

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