Expression of a plant cell wall invertase in roots of Arabidopsis leads to early flowering and an increase in whole plant biomass

Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 469-475

  Von Schweinichen, C ^a   Buttner M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Assimilate partitioning; Cell wall invertase; Flowering; Sink strength

Indexed keywords

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOMASS; ENZYME; FLOWERING; PHENOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GOOSEFOOT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CHENOPODIUM; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 25844462348     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-865894     Document Type: Article

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