Transgenesis and yield: What are our targets?

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 190-192

  Jenner, Helen L ^a  

^a SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY);

TRANSGENESIS;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP YIELD; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRONOMY; BIOENGINEERING; COMPLEX FORMATION; CROP; NONHUMAN; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENICS;

EID: 0037408037     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(03)00086-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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