Phytochrome A affects stem growth, anthocyanin synthesis, sucrose-phosphate-synthase activity and neighbour detection in sunlight-grown potato

Planta

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-241

  Yanovsky, Marcelo J ^a   Alconada Magliano, Teresa M ^a   Mazzella, Maria A ^a   Gatz, Christiane ^c   Thomas, Brian ^b   Casal, Jorge J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Irradiance perception; Phytochrome A; Solanum (phytochrome); Stem growth; Sucrose phosphate synthase

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHYTOCHROME A; PLANT GROWTH; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SUCROSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; SUNLIGHT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031860434     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050316     Document Type: Article

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