Reduced inositol content and altered morphology in transgenic potato plants inhibited for 1D-myo-inositol 3-phosphate synthase

Plant Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 403-410

  Keller, Ruth ^a   Brearley, Charles A ^b   Trethewey, Richard N ^a   Müller Röber, Bernd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOSITOL; MYOINOSITOL 1 PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0031797656     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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