Local infiltration of high- and low-molecular-weight RNA from silenced sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants triggers post-transcriptional gene silencing in non-silenced plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-89

  Hewezi, Tarek ^a   Alibert, Gilbert ^a   Kallerhoff, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Grafting; Helianthus annuus; RNA infiltration

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 26944450777     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2004.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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