A study of programmed cell death in cotton (gosypium hirsutum) fiber

Cotton fiber has been postulated to undergo a process of programmed cell death (PCD) during the maturation phase of development. A parallel may exist between cotton fibers and xylem tracheary elements, which have periods of elongation, secondary cell wall deposition and death. Secondary wall forma...

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Main Author: Roche, Meghan C.
Other Authors: Chen, Z. Jeff
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1599
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1599