Antisense and sense expression of a sucrose binding protein homologue gene from soybean in transgenic tobacco affects plant growth and carbohydrate partitioning in leaves

Plant Science

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-98

  Pedra, João Helbert F ^a   Delú Filho, Nelson ^a   Pirovani, Carlos P ^a   Contim, Luis A S ^a   Dewey, Ralph E ^b   Otoni, Wagner C ^a   Fontes, Elizabeth P B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicotiana; Soybean; Sucrose binding protein; Sucrose transport

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; SUGAR TRANSPORT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS;

EID: 0034615517     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00223-X     Document Type: Article

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