Differential expression of the Sesbania rostrata leghemoglobin glb3 gene promoter in transgenic legume and non-legume plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 931-935

  Szczyglowski, Krzysztof ^a   Potter, Trevor ^a   Stoltzfus, Jon ^a   Fujimoto, Susan Y ^a   De Bruijn, Frans J ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

gene expression; leghemoglobin; site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

LOTUS CORNICULATUS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ROSTRATA; SESBANIA ROSTRATA; TABACUM;

EID: 0030198541     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00019482     Document Type: Article

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