Flower color modification of gentian plants by RNAi-mediated gene silencing

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-68

  Nakatsuka, Takashi ^a   Mishiba, Kei Ichiro ^a,b   Abe, Yoshiko ^a   Kubota, Akiko ^a   Kakizaki, Yuko ^a   Yamamura, Saburo ^a   Nishihara, Masahiro ^a  

^a IWATE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b Osaka City University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanidin synthase; Chalcone synthase; Flavonoid 3 ,5 hydroxylase; Gentian; RNAi

Indexed keywords

GENTIANA;

EID: 42149153259     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.25.61     Document Type: Article

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