Metabolic engineering of brassica seeds oils: Improvement of oil quality and quantity and alteration of carbon flux

Developments in Plant Genetics and Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue C, 2000, Pages 182-188

  Marillia, E F ^b   Zou, J T ^b   Katavic, V ^a   Qi, Q ^b   Jako, C ^b   Barton, DL ^b   Friesen, W ^a   Giblin, EM ^b   Kumar, A ^b   Covello, PS ^b   Keller, WA ^b   MacKenzie, SL ^b   Taylor, DC ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Wheat Pool   (Canada)

^c NONE

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EID: 77957771799     PISSN: 01687972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-7972(00)80029-8     Document Type: Chapter

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