RNAi-induced silencing of gene expression in strawberry fruit (Fragaria x ananassa) by agroinfiltration: A rapid assay for gene function analysis

Plant Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 818-826

  Hoffmann, Thomas ^a   Kalinowski, Gregor ^a   Schwab, Wilfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chalcone synthase; Fragaria x ananassa; Phenylpropanoid; Self complementary hairpin RNA; Strawberry

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FRUITS; GENES;

CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PHENYLPROPANOID; SELF-COMPLEMENTARY HAIRPIN RNA; STRAWBERRY;

RNA;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; FLAVONOID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; RHIZOBIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; STRAWBERRY; TIME;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; FLAVONOIDS; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; TIME FACTORS;

ENZYMES; FRUITS; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

AGROBACTERIUM; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 33750973939     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02913.x     Document Type: Article

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