Enhanced symbiotic nitrogen fixation by Lotus japonicus containing an antisense β-1,3-glucanase gene

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-360

  Suzuki, Akihiro ^a   Yamashita, Kenji ^b   Ishihara, Mami ^b   Nakahara, Ken Ichi ^a   Abe, Mikiko ^b   Kucho, Ken Ichi ^b   Uchiumi, Toshiki ^b   Higashi, Shiro ^b   Arima, Susumu ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antisense; Lotus japonicus; Nitrogen fixation; Root nodules; 1,3 glucanase

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; FABACEAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM LOTI;

EID: 50849098499     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.25.357     Document Type: Article

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