Assembly of a cytosolic pine glutamine synthetase holoenzyme in leaves of transgenic poplar leads to enhanced vegetative growth in young plants

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-418

  Fu, J ^a   Sampalo, R ^b   Gallardo, F ^b   Canovas F M ^b   Kirby, Edward G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metabolic engineering; Nitrogen assimilation; Plant development; Poplar

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS;

EID: 0242500813     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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