Regulating the regulators: The future prospects for transcription-factor- based agricultural biotechnology products

Plant Physiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-29

  Century, Karen ^a   Reuber, T Lynne ^a   Ratcliffe, Oliver J ^a  

^a Mendel Biotechnology   (United States)

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TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOMASS; CROP; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BIOMASS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 49449094955     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.117887     Document Type: Review

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