Decrease in phosphoribulokinase activity by antisense RNA in transgenic tobacco. Relationship between photosynthesis, growth, and allocation at different nitrogen levels

Plant Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1125-1136

  Banks, Fiona M ^a   Driscoll, Simon P ^a   Parry, Martin A J ^a   Lawlor, David W ^a   Knight, Jacqui S ^b   Gray, John C ^b   Paul, Matthew J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE RNA; ANTISENSE TECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PHOSPHORIBULOKINASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032803276     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.119.3.1125     Document Type: Article

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