Improving inorganic phosphorus content in maize seeds by introduction of phytase gene

Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-327

  Shen, Yaou ^a   Wang, Hongning ^a   Pan, Guangtang ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Inorganic phosphorus; Maize seeds; Phytase gene

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORUS; SEED;

DRY SEEDS; EXPRESSION VECTORS; FOREIGN GENES; INBRED LINES; INORGANIC PHOSPHATE; INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; MAIZE SEEDS; MICROPROJECTILE BOMBARDMENT; PCR ASSAYS; PHYTASE; PHYTASE ACTIVITY; PHYTASE GENE; PHYTIC ACIDS; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; TRANSGENIC; TRANSGENIC SEEDS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 45949098996     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.323.327     Document Type: Article

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