Modification of fatty acid composition in rice plants by transformation with a tobacco microsomal ω-3 fatty acid desaturase gene (NtFAD3)

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Shimada, Takiko ^a   Wakita, Yoichi ^a   Otani, Motoyasu ^a   Ko, I B A ^a,b  

^a Ishikawa Agricultural College   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0002970486     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.17.43     Document Type: Article

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