Genomics of seed development: Challenges and opportunities for genetic improvement of seed traits in crop plants

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-30

  Venglat, Prakash ^a   Xiang, Daoquan ^a   Wang, Edwin ^a   Datla, Raju ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genomics; Metabolic networks; Nutrition; Seed development; Seed size; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894276512     PISSN: 18788181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2013.11.009     Document Type: Review

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