Expression of an Antisense BcMF3 Affects Microsporogenesis and Pollen Tube Growth in Arabidopsis

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 339-345

  LIU, Le cheng ^a,b   CAO, Jia shu ^a   YU, Xiao lin ^a   XIANG, Xun ^a   FEI, Yong jun ^b   ZHAO, Qi ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

antisense; BcMF3; microsporogenesis; pectin methylesterase (PME); pollen

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 33745513830     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(06)60059-X     Document Type: Article

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