Regulation of Flowering Time by MicroRNAs

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 211-215

  Zhou, Chuan Miao ^a   Wang, Jia Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN; MICRORNA;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; FLOWERING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VERNALIZATION;

FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; PLANTS;

EID: 84878155989     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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