Regulation of plant biomass production

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-303

  Demura, Taku ^a,b   Ye, Zheng Hua ^c  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISCANTHUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ASPEN; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MERISTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; POACEAE; REVIEW;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MERISTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS; POACEAE; POPULUS;

EID: 84897102449     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2010.03.002     Document Type: Review

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