Dissection of gene function by RNA silencing

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Shahinul Islam, S M ^a   Miyazaki, Takahiro ^a   Tanno, Fuminori ^a   Itoh, Kimiko ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

RNA silencing; RNAi vector; Waxy gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344471513     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.443     Document Type: Short Survey

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