Floral induction and flower formation-the role and potential applications of miRNAs

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 282-292

  Hong, Yiguo ^a   Jackson, Stephen ^b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floral induction; Floral patterning; Flowering time; Juvenility; Male sterility; MiRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT INFERTILITY; TIME;

FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT INFERTILITY; PLANTS; RNA, PLANT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84926351348     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12340     Document Type: Article

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