Expression of stress-related genes in zebrawood (Astronium fraxinifolium, Anacardiaceae) seedlings following germination in microgravity

Seeds of a tropical tree species from Brazil, Astronium fraxinifolium, or zebrawood, were germinated, for the first time in microgravity, aboard the International Space Station for nine days. Following three days of subsequent growth under normal terrestrial gravitational conditions, greater root le...

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Main Authors: Peter W. Inglis, Ana Y. Ciampi, Antonieta N. Salomão, Tânia da S.A. Costa, Vânia C.R. Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2014-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572014000100014&lng=en&tlng=en