A virus-induced gene silencing approach for the suppression of nicotine content in Nicotiana benthamiana

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-300

  Takizawa, Mari ^a   Hori, Koichi ^a   Inai, Koji ^b   Takase, Hisabumi ^b   Hashimoto, Takashi ^b   Watanabe, Yuichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nicotine; Putrescine N methyltransferase (PMT); Tobacco; Tobamovirus vector; Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS)

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBAMOVIRUS;

EID: 34347212984     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.295     Document Type: Article

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