Down-regulation of galactinol synthesis in oilseed Brassica napus leads to significant reduction of antinutritional oligosaccharides

Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 597-603

  Bock, Cheryl ^a   Ray, Heather ^a   Georges, Fawzy ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisense galactinol synthase; Brassica napus; Canola; Galactinol; Inositol; Raffinose; Stachyose

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; CARBOHYDRATE; SUGAR; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 68149091275     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B09-037     Document Type: Article

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