Light signaling genes and their manipulation towards modulation of phytonutrient content in tomato fruits

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-118

  Azari, Raviv ^a   Tadmor, Yaakov ^a   Meir, Ayala ^a   Reuveni, Moshe ^a   Evenor, Dalia ^a   Nahon, Sahadia ^a   Shlomo, Haviva ^a   Chen, Lea ^a   Levin, Ilan ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Photomorphogenesis; Phytonutrients; Tomato; Transgenic manipulation

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVE; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; GERMPLASMS; IN-PLANTS; INTROGRESSED; LIGHT SIGNAL; LYCOPENE CONTENT; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SIGNALING COMPONENTS; TOMATO FRUITS; TOMATO PLANTS; TRANSGENIC APPROACHES; TRANSGENIC MANIPULATION; TRANSGENICS;

GENES; MACHINERY; MODULATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIGNALING;

FRUITS;

CRYPTOCHROME; PHYTOCHROME; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTROGRESSION; MUTATION; NUTRIENT; PIGMENT;

FRUIT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CRYPTOCHROMES; FRUIT; LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHROME; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 71349088240     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2009.10.003     Document Type: Review

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