Manipulation of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase activity in potato tubers. An increase in activity leads to an increase in tuber number and a change in tuber size distribution

Planta

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 153-160

  Pedros, A Rafart ^a   MacLeod, M R ^b   Ross, H A ^b   McRae, D ^b   Tiburcio, A F ^a   Davies, H V ^b   Taylor, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Polyamine; S Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; Solanum; Transgenic potato; Tuber size; Tuberisation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; ANTISENSE TECHNOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; PHENOTYPING; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYAMINE; SIZE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE; TRANSGENICS;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYAMINES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033166099     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050617     Document Type: Article

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