Development of a CiFT Co-expression system for functional analysis of genes in citrus flowers and fruit

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-83

  Endo, Tomoko ^a   Shimada, Takehiko ^a   Fujii, Hiroshi ^a   Nishikawa, Fumie ^a   Sugiyama, Aiko ^b   Nakano, Michiharu ^b   Shimizu, Tokurou ^a   Kobayashi, Yasushi ^c   Araki, Takashi ^d   Peña, Leandro ^e   Omura, Mitsuo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CiFT; Citrus; Co expression; Limonene; Metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; CITRUS; CITRUS UNSHIU; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 60749128297     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs1.78.74     Document Type: Article

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