Auxin polar transport in stamen formation and development: How many actors?

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue JUL, 2014, Pages

  Cardarelli, Maura ^a   Cecchetti, Valentina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Auxin transport; Dicots; Monocots; Stamen development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979745107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00333     Document Type: Review

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