Molecular cloning and characterization of rubber biosynthetic genes from taraxacum koksaghyz

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-284

  Schmidt, Thomas ^a   Hillebrand, Andrea ^a   Wurbs, David ^a   Wahler, Daniela ^a   Lenders, Malte ^a   Gronover, Christian Schulze ^b   Prüfer, Dirk ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND APPLIED ECOLOGY IME   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latex; Laticifers; Rubber; Rubber particles; Taraxacum koksaghyz

Indexed keywords

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 77952876943     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-009-0145-9     Document Type: Article

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