Expression of the Arabidopsis ADS1 gene in Brassica juncea results in a decreased level of total saturated fatty acids

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-229

  Yao, Kening ^a   Bacchetto, Roberto G ^a   Lockhart, Katherine M ^a   Friesen, Laurie J ^a   Potts, Derek A ^a   Covello, Patrick S ^b   Taylor, David C ^b  

^a Saskatchewan Wheat Pool   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADS1; B. juncea; fatty acid desaturase

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250629777     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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