Genetic engineering of improved nitrogen use efficiency in rice by the tissue-specific expression of alanine aminotransferase

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 722-732

  Shrawat, Ashok K ^a   Carroll, Rebecka T ^a   DePauw, Mary ^a   Taylor, Gregory J ^a   Good, Allen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Biomass; Nitrogen use efficiency; Rice; Root specific promoter; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PROMOTER REGION; RICE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUCURONIDASE; HORDEUM; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSGENES;

HORDEUM; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 49349091276     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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