Generating high-yielding varieties by genetic manipulation of plant architecture

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 144-147

  Sakamoto, Tomoaki ^a   Matsuoka, Makoto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GA; Gibberellin

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GRAIN; PLANT; PLANT YIELD; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RICE;

AGRICULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GIBBERELLINS; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 1842681528     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.02.003     Document Type: Review

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