Changes in Enzyme Activities Involved in Starch Synthesis and Hormone Concentrations in Superior and Inferior Spikelets and Their Association with Grain Filling of Super Rice

Rice Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-128

  Fu, Jing ^a   Xu, Yun Ji ^a   Chen, Lu ^a   Yuan, Li Min ^a   Wang, Zhi Qin ^a   Yang, Jian Chang ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Grain filling; Hormone concentration; Inferior spikelet; Super rice; Superior spikelet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876057068     PISSN: 16726308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6308(13)60116-X     Document Type: Article

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