Genetic engineering of nitrite reductase gene improves uptake and assimilation of nitrogen dioxide by Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-116

  Shigeto, Jun ^a   Yoshihara, Sanae ^a   Adam, Suaad E H ^a   Sueyoshi, Kuni ^b   Sakamoto, Atsushi ^a,c   Morikawa, Hiromichi ^a,c   Takahashi, Misa ^a,c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nitrite reductase; Nitrogen dioxide; Phytoremediation; Rhaphiolepis umbellata (Thunb.) Makino; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; RHAPHIOLEPIS UMBELLATA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33645865560     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.23.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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