A rat pancreatic ribonuclease fused to a late cotton pollen promoter severely reduces pollen viability in tobacco plants

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 435-443

  Bernd Souza, R B ^a   Grossi De Sa, M F ^a   Ellis, D D ^b   McCown, B H ^b  

^a EMBRAPA UVA E VINHO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; PROMOTER REGION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033880887     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572000000200032     Document Type: Article

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