Molecular cloning of C4-specific Ppc gene of sorghum and its high level expression in transgenic rice

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1835-1840

  Zhang, Fang ^a   Chi, Wei ^a   Wang, Qiang ^b   Zhang, Qide ^b   Wu, Naihu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

C4 specific Ppc gene; Photosynthetic efficiency; Photosynthetic pathways; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; JAPONICA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 5044239647     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03wc0100     Document Type: Article

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