Modification of flower color in torenia (Torenia fournieri Lind.) by genetic transformation

Plant Science

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-42

  Aida, Ryutaro ^a   Kishimoto, Sanae ^a   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^b   Shibata, Michio ^a  

^a Natl Res Inst Vegetables Ornamental Plants & Tea   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Flower color; Gene silencing; Torenia fournieri; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FLAVANONE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; COLOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PROMOTER REGION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENE;

TORENIA FOURNIERI;

EID: 0034646691     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00239-3     Document Type: Article

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