Introducing an antisense gene for a cell wall-bound acid invertase to tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) plants reduces carbohydrate content in leaves and fertility

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-151

  Ohyama, Akio ^a,b   Hirai, Masashi ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN TOBACCO INC   (Japan)

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EID: 33749373140     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.16.147     Document Type: Article

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