Genetic control of inflorescence architecture in legumes

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue JULY, 2015, Pages 1-14

  Benlloch, Reyes ^a   Berbel, Ana ^b   Ali, Latifeh ^c   Gohari, Gholamreza ^b   Millán, Teresa ^c   Madueño, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AP1; Inflorescence architecture; Legumes; Meristem identity; Pea; TFL1; VEG1

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928134548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00543     Document Type: Review

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