Down-regulation of Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase induces significant changes of lignin profiles in transgenic tobacco plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-83

  Piquemal, Joël ^a   Lapierre, Catherine ^b   Myton, Kate ^a   O'Connell, Ann ^c   Schuch, Wolfgang ^c   Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^a   Boudet, Alain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031909507     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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