Dynamics of the VIGS-mediated chimeric silencing of the Nicotiana benthamiana ChlH gene and of the tobacco mosaic virus vector

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Hiriart, Jean Baptiste ^a   Aro, Eva Mari ^a   Lehto, Kirsi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll biosynthesis pathway; Co suppression

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; VECTORS;

EID: 0037304392     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.2003.16.2.99     Document Type: Article

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