Evolution of C4 photosynthetic genes and overexpression of maize C4 genes in rice

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 333-337

  Matsuoka, Makoto ^a   Nomura, Mika ^b   Agarie, Sakae ^c   Miyao Tokutomi, Mitsue ^c   Ku, Maurice S B ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C4 photosynthesis; Gene evolution; Gene expression; Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; Pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032219711     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02512193     Document Type: Article

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