Development and application of a rapid micro-scale method of lignin content determination in Arabidopsis thaliana accessions

Lignin is a major chemical component of plants and the second most abundant natural polymer after cellulose. The concerns and interests of agriculture and industry have stimulated the study of genes governing lignin content in plants in an effort to adapt plants to human purposes. Arabidopsis thalia...

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Main Author: Chang, Xue Feng
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2448