Transient RNAi based gene silencing of glutathione synthetase reduces glutathione content in Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze somatic embryos

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 381-384

  Mohanpuria, P ^a   Rana, N K ^a   Yadav, S K ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; PCR; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 46149103913     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-008-0080-x     Document Type: Article

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