Modification of senescence in ryegrass transformed with IPT under the control of a monocot senescence-enhanced promoter

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 816-821

  Li, Q ^a   Robson, P R H ^b   Bettany, A J E ^b   Donnison, I S ^b   Thomas, H ^a   Scott, I M ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cysteine protease; IPT; Promoter; Senescence; Transgenic ryegrass

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLS; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

GENETIC MODIFICATION; PLASMIDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGING; ARTICLE; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; LOLIUM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGING; GENETIC VECTORS; LOLIUM; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES; ZEA MAYS;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2942709784     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-004-0762-6     Document Type: Article

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