Research Highlights
Breakthrough for designed hybridization of plants
Prof. Tetsuya Higashiyama and his research group have found the key molecule to overcome interspecific barriers in plant.
Journal Information:
“A species-specific cluster of defensin-like genes encodes diffusible pollen tube attractants in Arabidopsis” Hidenori Takeuchi, Tetsuya Higashiyama. PLoS Biol., 10, 12, e1001449 (2012)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001449
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2013-06-13