Overexpression of homologous phytochrome genes in tomato: Exploring the limits in photoperception

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 615-626

  Husaineid, Said S H ^a   Kok, Rosan A ^b   Schreuder, Marielle E L ^a   Hanumappa, Mamatha ^c   Cordonnier Pratt, Marie Michèle ^d   Pratt, Lee H ^e   Van Der Plas, Linus H W ^a   Van Der Krol, Alexander R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SVS Holland BV   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Far red light; Lycopersicon esculentum; Overexpression; Photomorphogenesis; Phytochrome; Red light

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; VIRUSES;

FAR-RED LIGHT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OVEREXPRESSION; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; PHYTOCHROME; RED LIGHT;

GENES;

PHYTOCHROME A; PHYTOCHROME B;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOTROPISM; PROMOTER REGION; TOMATO; TRANSGENE;

LIGHT; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOTROPISM; PHYTOCHROME A; PHYTOCHROME B; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSGENES;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 33847681042     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl253     Document Type: Article

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