A transgene locus is required for wavy-patterned flowers of transgenic torenia plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 405-409

  Aida, Ryutaro ^a   Kishimoto, Sanae ^a   Shibata, Michio ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flower colour; Ornamental plants; Pigmentation pattern; Torenia fournieri Lind.; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; FLOWER COLOR; FLOWER MORPHOLOGY; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC LINE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

TORENIA FOURNIERI;

EID: 0034964547     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.2000.1338     Document Type: Article

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