Coordination of the vernalization response through a VIN3 and FLC gene family regulatory network in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 454-469

  Kim, Dong Hwan ^a   Sung, Sibum ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84875511530     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.104760     Document Type: Article

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