Genes coding for starch branching enzymes are major contributors to starch viscosity characteristics in waxy rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Plant Science

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 357-364

  Han, Yuepeng ^a,c   Xu, Mingliang ^a   Liu, Xingyan ^a   Yan, Changjie ^a   Korban, Schuyler S ^b   Chen, Xiulan ^c   Gu, Minghong ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Institute of Agricultural Science Agricultural Division 5 of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps   (China)

Author keywords

(CT)n repeats; Rapid viscosity analyzer; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Starch branching enzyme; Starch paste viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; STARCH; VISCOSITY;

CULTIVARS; ENDOSPERMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

JAPONICA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 1242300116     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2003.09.023     Document Type: Article

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