GA2 and GA20-oxidase expressions are associated with the meristem position in Streptocarpus rexii (Gesneriaceae)

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 123-140

  Nishii, Kanae ^a,b   Ho, Meng Jung ^a   Chou, Yen Wei ^a   Gabotti, Damiano ^c   Wang, Chun Neng ^a   Spada, Alberto ^c   Möller, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basal meristem; Gibberellin2 oxidase; Gibberellin20 oxidase; Gibberellins; Macrocotyledon; Streptocarpus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893571842     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-013-9844-1     Document Type: Article

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