Increased cytokinin levels in transgenic P(SAG12)-IPT tobacco plants have large direct and indirect effects on leaf senescence, photosynthesis and N partitioning

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-289

  Jordi, W ^a   Schapendonk, A ^a   Davelaar, E ^a   Stoopen, G M ^a   Pot, C S ^a   De Visser, R ^a   Van Rhijn, J A ^a   Gan, S ^b   Amasino, R M ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy N profile; Chlorophyll; Cytokinins; Isopentenyl transferase; N 15; Photosynthesis; Remobilization; Rubisco; Senescence associated gene; Sink activity; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN CONTENT; SENESCENCE; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WILD RELATIVE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0034112179     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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