Cosuppression of tobacco chalcone synthase using Petunia chalcone synthase construct results in white flowers

Botanical Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-82

  Wang, Chen Kuen ^a   Chen, Po Yen ^a   Wang, Hsin Mei ^a   To, Kin Ying ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Chalcone synthase; Cosuppression; Flower color modification; Nicotiana tabacum; Transgene silencing; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PETUNIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33744824364     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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