Rapid analysis of Jatropha curcas gene functions by virus-induced gene silencing

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 964-976

  Ye, Jian ^a   Qu, Jing ^a   Bui, Ha Thi Ngoc ^a   Chua, Nam Hai ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; Fatty acid; Jatropha; Virus induced gene silencing

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; JATROPHA; METABOLISM; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT VIRUS; RNA VIRUS;

FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; JATROPHA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT VIRUSES; RNA VIRUSES;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO RATTLE VIRUS;

EID: 70449336085     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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