Evaluation and characterization of an endosperm-specific sbeIIa promoter in wheat

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 579-585

  Miao, Hongmei ^a   Fleming, Joy E ^b   Lü, Debing ^a   Han, Jinfeng ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Endosperm specific; Promoter analysis; Starch branching enzyme; Transient assay; Triticum aestivum L.

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33749671175     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wc0505     Document Type: Article

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