Action and function of phytochrome family members revealed through the study of mutant and transgenic plants

Plant, Cell & Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 615-625

  WHITELAM, G C ^a   HARBERD, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mutants; photomorphogenesis; photoreceptor; phytochrome; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994984096     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1994.tb00153.x     Document Type: Review

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