Maternal control of seed size in plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1087-1097

  Li, Na ^a   Li, Yunhai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT SEED;

ANGIOSPERMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; SEEDS;

EID: 84933053269     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru549     Document Type: Review

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