Enhancement of Wx gene expression and the accumulation of amylose in response to cool temperatures during seed development in rice

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 807-812

  Hirano, Hiro Yuki ^a,c   Sano, Yoshio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amylose; Cool temperature response; Gene regulation; Rice (Oryza sativa); Starch synthesis; Waxy gene

Indexed keywords

AMYLOSE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; PLANT GENETICS; SEED DEVELOPMENT; STRESS TOLERANCE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0031697468     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029438     Document Type: Article

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