Phytoene accumulation in sunflower decreases the transcript levels of the phytoene synthase gene

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-87

  Campisi, L ^a   Fambrini, M ^a   Michelotti, V ^a   Salvini, M ^a,b   Giuntini, D ^a   Pugliesi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthesis; Fluridone; Helianthus annuus; Phytoene synthase; Pigment deficient mutants; Steady state of mRNA levels

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; MUTAGENESIS; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS; FLURIDONE; PIGMENT-DEFICIENT MUTANTS;

GENES;

ENZYMES; GENES; MUTAGENS; PLANTS;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 30644475715     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-005-4831-9     Document Type: Article

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