Genetic engineering of harvest index in tobacco through overexpression of a phytochrome gene

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 995-998

  Robson, Paul R H ^a   McCormac, Alex C ^b   Irvine, Anne S ^a   Smith, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Harvest index; Phytochrome; Plant architecture; Tobacco; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH REGULATION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME A; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0001267857     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0896-995     Document Type: Article

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