Release of transgenic oilseed rape (Brassica nap us L.) with altered fatty acids

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 459, Issue , 1998, Pages 379-385

  Rudloff, E ^a   Wehling, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cuphea lanceolata; Myristic acid; Thioesterase; Transgenic canola

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008802623     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1998.459.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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