The bHLH transcription factor SPATULA is a key regulator of organ size in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Makkena, Srilakshmi ^a,b   Lamb, Rebecca S ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana Crop Improvement Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxin; Environmental signals; Gibberellic acid; Organ size; Root growth; SPT

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84877122133     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.24140     Document Type: Article

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