Mechanism of higher plant gravity sensing

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-100

  Hashiguchi, Yasuko ^a   Tasaka, Masao ^a   Morita, Miyo T ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; GRAVITY FIELD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOVEMENT; ROOT SYSTEM; SHOOT; TAXIS;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GRAVITY SENSING; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLASTID; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GRAVITY SENSING; MOVEMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOTS; PLASTIDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84871958641     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200315     Document Type: Article

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