Identification of a chemically induced point mutation mediating herbicide tolerance in annual medics (Medicago spp.)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 997-1005

  Oldach, Klaus H ^a   Peck, David M ^a   Cheong, Judy ^a   Williams, Kevin J ^a   Nair, Ramakrishnan M ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetolactate synthase; CAPS marker; Genetic analysis; Medicago spp.; Metsulfuron methyl; Mutagenesis; SU herbicide tolerance; Triasulfuron

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HERB; HERBICIDE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INHIBITION; MUTATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; STERILITY;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO LITTORALIS; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; HERBICIDE; PLANT DNA; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; MEDICAGO; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT CHROMOSOME; POINT MUTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; ALLELES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA, PLANT; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HERBICIDES; MEDICAGO; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS;

EID: 48249100042     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn028     Document Type: Article

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