Intersection of transfer cells with phloem biology-broad evolutionary trends, function, and induction

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Andriunas, Felicity A ^a   Zhang, Hui Ming ^a   Xia, Xue ^a   Patrick, John W ^a   Offler, Christina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inductive signals; Ingrowth wall architecture; Phloem transport; Transfer cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900798735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00221     Document Type: Review

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