A maize anthocyanin transactivator induces pigmentation in hairy roots of dicotyledonous species

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Damiani, F ^a   Paolocci, F ^a   Consonni, G ^b   Crea, F ^a   Tonelli, C ^b   Arcioni, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium rhizogenes; Genetic transformation; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA ANALYSIS; MAIZE; PLANT PRODUCT; PLASMID VECTOR; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; LOTUS ANGUSTISSIMUS;

EID: 0031954008     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002990050404     Document Type: Article

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