Yield enhancement genes: Seeds for growth

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-153

  Van Camp, Wim ^a  

^a CropDesign NV   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; PHYSIOLOGY; STARCH;

PLANT DEVELOPMENT; YIELD ENHANCEMENT GENES;

SEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HARVEST; HEAT STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PLANT YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRONOMY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENES; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; SEEDS; STARCH;

EID: 17044389070     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2005.03.002     Document Type: Review

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