Lignin genetic engineering revisited

Plant Science

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 51-65

  Grima Pettenati, Jacqueline ^a   Goffner, Deborah ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Genetic engineering; Lignins; Mutants; Phenylpropanoid metabolism; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033618431     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00051-5     Document Type: Review

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