Signaling pathways of seed size control in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-32

  Li, Na ^a   Li, Yunhai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PLANT SEED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORYZA; SEEDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84973481002     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2016.05.008     Document Type: Review

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