Analysis of DNA methylation during the germination of wheat seeds

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 269-275

  Meng, F R ^a   Li, Y C ^a   Yin, J ^a   Liu, H ^a   Chen, X J ^a   Ni, Z F ^b   Sun, Q X ^b  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cloning; embryo; endosperm; sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 85027941380     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0086-2     Document Type: Article

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