Sucrose synthetase activity in endosperm extracts of seven shrunken(sh) mutants of spontaneous origin and three similar mutants due to the association of the controlling element Ds with the Sh locus is examined. A residual level of 3 to 5% as compared to the normal (Sh) endosperm is seen in all the
Identification and genetic control of starch-degrading enzymes in maize endosperm
β Scribed by Su En Chao; John G. Scandalios
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1969
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 583 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-2928
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