Effect of 5-azaC on the growth, flowering time and sexual phenotype of spinach

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 670-675

  Li, S F ^a   Zhang, G J ^b   Yuan, J H ^a   Deng, C L ^a   Lu, L D ^a   Gao, W J ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5 azaC; DNA methylation; flowering time; plant growth; sexual phenotype; Spinacia oleracea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939161903     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1021443715050118     Document Type: Article

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