Functional genomics for the discovery of genes affecting lemon basil aroma and their use in flavor engineering of tomato

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 860, Issue , 2010, Pages 205-210

  Lewinsohn, E ^a   Davidovich Rikanati, R ^a,b   Iijima, Y ^c,d   Pichersky, E ^d   Sitrit, Y ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geraniol synthase; Ocimum basilicum; zingiberene synthase

Indexed keywords

CITRUS LIMON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAMIACEAE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM X CITRIODORUM;

EID: 77957312660     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2010.860.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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