Changes in GA 20-oxidase gene expression strongly affect stem length, tuber induction and tuber yield of potato plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 247-256

  Carrera, Esther ^a   Bou, Jordi ^a   Garcia Martínez, José Luis ^b   Prat, Salomé ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GIBBERELLIC ACID 20 OXIDASE; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GROWTH REGULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT HEIGHT; POTATO; STEM GROWTH; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TUBER YIELD;

DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, MESSENGER; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0034071427     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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