Genome and transcriptome analysis of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) WRKY gene family

Horticulture Research

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wang, Min ^a   Vannozzi, Alessandro ^c   Wang, Gang ^a   Liang, Ying Hai ^a   Tornielli, Giovanni Battista ^b   Zenoni, Sara ^b   Cavallini, Erika ^b   Pezzotti, Mario ^b   Cheng, Zong Ming Max ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 84978202346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20527276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hortres.2014.16     Document Type: Article

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