Seed-specific expression of the wheat puroindoline genes improves maize wet milling yields

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 733-743

  Zhang, Jinrui ^a   Martin, John M ^a   Beecher, Brian ^b   Morris, Craig F ^b   Curtis Hannah, L ^c   Giroux, Michael J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain hardness; Maize; Puroindoline; Starch extractability; Wet milling; Wheat

Indexed keywords

PUROINDOLINE PROTEIN,TRITICUM AESTIVUM; STARCH; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEEDS; STARCH; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349114313     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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