The insertion of the Agrobacterium rhizogenes rolC gene in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) affects plant architecture and endogenous auxin and abscisic acid levels

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Bettini, Priscilla ^a   Baraldi, Rita ^b   Rapparini, Francesca ^b   Melani, Lorenzo ^a   Mauro, Maria Luisa ^c   Bindi, Daniela ^a   Buiatti, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Auxin; rolC gene; Solanum lycopersicum; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CULTIVAR; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HORMONE; PHENOTYPE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 71649115688     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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