Ectopic expression of an AP3-like and a PI-like genes from 'Sekkoku' orchid (Dendrobium moniliforme) causes the homeotic conversion of sepals to petals in whorl 1 and the suppression of carpel development in whorl 4 in Arabidopsis flowers

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-192

  Sirisawat, Supatida ^a   Ezura, Hiroshi ^a   Fukuda, Naoya ^a   Kounosu, Takahiro ^a   Handa, Takashi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Class B MADS box; Dendrobium moniliforme; Floral whorls; Longevity of flower; Sepal to petal

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955338479     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.27.183     Document Type: Article

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