Improved yielding and reduced puffiness under extreme temperatures induced by fruit-specific expression of rolB in processing tomatoes

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1203-1209

  Shabtai, Sara ^a   Salts, Yehiam ^a   Kaluzky, Galina ^a   Barg, Rivka ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUIT PRODUCTION; PUFFY FRUITS; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

FRUITS; SEED; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; ROLB PROTEIN, AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FRUIT; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TEMPERATURE; TOMATO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MODELS, GENETIC; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSGENES;

PLANT TISSUES; POLLINATION; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TOMATOES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 34247868783     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-007-0511-7     Document Type: Article

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