Antisense repression of sucrose synthase in carrot (Daucus carota L.) affects growth rather than sucrose partitioning

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-479

  Tang, Guo Qing ^a   Sturm, Arnd ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antisense repression; Daucus carota; Sucrose partitioning; Sucrose synthase; Sucrose utilization

Indexed keywords

ACID INVERTASE; ANTISENSE GENE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON ASSIMILATION; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CELLULOSE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUCTOSE; GENE REPRESSION; GLUCOSE; GROWTH REGULATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; PROMOTER REGION; STARCH; SUCROSE; SUCROSE SYNTHASE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0033231646     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006327606696     Document Type: Article

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