Antisense suppression of the lignin biosynthetic enzyme, caffeate O-methyltransferase, improves in vitro digestibility of the tropical pasture legume, Stylosanthes humilis

Australian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 289-297

  Rae, A L ^a   Manners, J M ^a   Jones, R J ^a   McIntyre, C L ^a   Lu, D Y ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE GENE; BINARY VECTOR; CAFFEATE O METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIGESTIBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FORAGE CROP; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGNIN; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; HISTOLOGY; LIGNIN; RNA; TISSUE; TROPICS;

TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

STYLOSANTHES HUMILIS;

EID: 0035039484     PISSN: 03107841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pp00093     Document Type: Article

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