Improvement of in-rumen digestibility of alfalfa forage by genetic manipulation of lignin O-methyltransferases

Transgenic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 457-464

  Guo, Dianging ^a   Chen, Fang ^a   Wheeler, John ^a   Winder, John ^a   Selman, Susan ^b   Peterson, Michael ^b   Dixon, Richard A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b W L Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fistulated steers; Forage digestibility; Lignification; Medicago sativa; O methyltransferases; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CAFFEIC ACID 3 O METHYLTRANSFERASE; CAFFEOYL COENZYME A 3 O METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIGESTIBILITY; FORAGE CROP; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LIGNIN; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY; REDUCTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL WALL; DIGESTION; DOWN-REGULATION; LIGNIN; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYSACCHARIDES; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034779150     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012278106147     Document Type: Article

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