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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University of British Columbia
2008
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2448 |