Regulation of apomixis: Learning from sexual experience

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-555

  Rodriguez Leal, Daniel ^a   Vielle Calzada, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REVIEW;

APOMIXIS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; SEEDS;

EID: 84869491816     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2012.09.005     Document Type: Review

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