Molecular and genetic characterization of transgenic tomato expressing 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-115

  Omura, Toshikazu ^a   Watanabe, Shin ^a   Iijima, Yoko ^b   Aoki, Koh ^b   Shibata, Daisuke ^b   Ezura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA array; Fruit size; HMG CoA reductase; Solanum lycopersicum

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAMMALIA; SOLANUM;

EID: 33947529379     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.107     Document Type: Article

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