Expression of a bacterial asparagine synthetase gene in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and its effect on traits related to nitrogen efficiency

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 656-665

  Seiffert, Beatrix ^a,c   Zhou, Zewen ^b,d   Wallbraun, Michael ^a,e   Lohaus, Gertrud ^b   Möllers, Christian ^a  

^a Inst Pflanzenbau Pflanzenzuchtung   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c LUFA NRW   (Germany)

^d Deutsches Inst F E   (Germany)

^e Centrum Grune Gentechnik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPOSITION; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; OILS AND FATS; SEED;

NITROGEN EFFICIENCY; OILSEED RAPE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPOBRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 4344578503     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2004.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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