Loss of the ETR1 ethylene receptor reduces the inhibitory effect of far-red light and darkness on seed germination of Arabidopsis thaliana

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Wilson, Rebecca L ^a   Bakshi, Arkadipta ^a   Binder, Brad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross talk; Ethylene; Ethylene receptors; Light signaling; Phytochrome; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907379081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00433     Document Type: Article

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