Strigolactone and karrikin signal perception: Receptors, enzymes, or both

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Janssen, Bart J ^a   Snowden, Kimberley C ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Branching; Hormone; Karrikin; Receptor; Strigolactone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891525291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00296     Document Type: Review

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