Polyamine interactions with plant hormones: Crosstalk at several levels

Polyamines: A Universal Molecular Nexus for Growth, Survival, and Specialized Metabolism

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 267-302

  Anwar, Raheel ^a   Mattoo, Autar K ^b   Handa, Avtar K ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Auxin; Biosynthesis; Brassinosteroids; Cytokinins; Ethylene; Gibberellins; Jasmonates; Salicylic acid; Signaling; Transcriptional factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947500261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-55212-3_22     Document Type: Chapter

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