Expression of tandem invertase genes associated with sexual and vegetative growth cycles in potato

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 741-752

  Maddison, Anne L ^a,b   Hedley, Peter E ^b   Meyer, Rhonda C ^b   Aziz, Naveed ^b   Davidson, Diane ^b   Machray, Gordon C ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial bud; Pollen; Promoter; Solanum tuberosum; fructofuranosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; INTRON; PLANT GENOME; POTATO; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033367774     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006389013179     Document Type: Article

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