Potato plants expressing antisense and sense S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) transgenes show altered levels of polyamines and ethylene: Antisense plants display abnormal phenotypes

Plant Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-158

  Kumar, Amar ^a   Taylor, Mark A ^a   Mad Arif, Siti A ^a,b   Davies, Howard V ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; RHIZOBIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030037936     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1996.09020147.x     Document Type: Article

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