Isolation and expression pattern of COR15b and KIN1 genes in watermelon and pumpkin

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5666-5672

  Guozhang, Kang ^a,b   Zhonghou, Zhu ^b   Tiancai, Guo ^a   Jiangping, Ren ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Watermelon Breeding   (China)

Author keywords

Citrullus lanatus; Cold tolerance; COR15b; Cucurbita moschata; KIN1

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CODON; COLD STRESS; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COR15B GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; KIN1 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PUMPKIN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATERMELON;

ARABIDOPSIS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA;

EID: 71649100666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.1225     Document Type: Article

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