Characterization of sunlight-grown transgenic rice plants expressing Arabidopsis phytochrome A

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-46

  Kong, Sam Geun ^a   Lee, Dae Seok ^b   Kwak, Su Nam ^b   Kim, Ju Kon ^c   Sohn, Jae Keun ^d   Kim, In Soo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Dept of Genetic Engineering and ^*  (South Korea)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^d Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Phytochrome A; Plant height; rbcS promoter; Rice grain weight; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; GRAIN WEIGHTS; LARGEST GRAIN SIZES; PHYTOCHROME A; PLANT HEIGHT; RBC PROMOTER; RICE GRAIN WEIGHT; RICE GRAINS; TRANSGENIC RICE; TRANSGENIC RICE PLANTS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 4444384672     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MOLB.0000037993.79486.7b     Document Type: Article

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