Vitamin production in transgenic plants

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 821-829

  Herbers, Karin ^a  

^a SunGene GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; TISSUE; VITAMINS;

HUMAN DIET;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0043199428     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-01024     Document Type: Article

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