Nitric oxide and phytohormone interactions: Current status and perspectives

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Freschi, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Auxin; Cytokinin; Ethylene; Gibberellin; Nitric oxide; Plant hormones; S nitrosylation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896309699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00398     Document Type: Review

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