The effect of pds gene silencing on chloroplast pigment composition, thylakoid membrane structure and photosynthesis efficiency in tobacco plants

Plant Science

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-226

  Wang, Min ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Ji, Jing ^a   Wang, Jiehua ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; pds gene; Photosynthesis pigment; RNAi

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67349277456     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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