Isolation and expression analysis of flavonoid biosynthesis genes in evergreen azalea

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 314-320

  Nakatsuka, Akira ^a   Mizuta, Daiki ^b   Kii, Yutaka ^a   Miyajima, Ikuo ^c   Kobayashi, Nobuo ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Gene expression; Real time PCR; Rhododendron pulchrum

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ISOLATION; PIGMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 53849089893     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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