Regulation of Oleoresinosis in Grand Fir (Abies grandis): Differential Transcriptional Control of Monoterpene, Sesquiterpene, and Diterpene Synthase Genes in Response to Wounding

Plant Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1497-1504

  Steele, Christopher L ^a,b   Katoh, Sadanobu ^a,c   Bohlmann, Jörg ^a,d   Croteau, Rodney ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES GRANDIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0001312202     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.116.4.1497     Document Type: Article

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