Genetic engineering ruminal stable high methionine protein in the foliage of alfalfa

Plant Science

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-283

  Bagga, Suman ^a   Armendaris, Angela ^a   Klypina, Nina ^a   Ray, Ian ^a   Ghoshroy, Soumitra ^a   Endress, Marcia ^b   Sutton, Dennis ^a   Kemp, John D ^a   Sengupta Gopalan, Champa ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mycogen Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Co expression; Rumen bypass protein; Zeins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; VEGETATION;

FORAGE LEGUMES; STABILIZING EFFECT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 1242277758     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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