Low level expression of prokaryotic tzs gene enhances growth performance of transgenic poplars

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 741-750

  Choi, Young Im ^a   Noh, Eun Woon ^a   Choi, Kwan Sam ^b  

^a Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; aux promoter; Cytokinins; Nursery performance; Poplar; tzs; Zeatin

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AUX PROMOTER; CYTOKININS; NURSERY PERFORMANCE; POPLAR; TZS; ZEATIN;

BIOMASS; CONTRAST MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA; TISSUE CULTURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 70349694229     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0316-1     Document Type: Article

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