The ectopic expression of the wheat Puroindoline genes increase germ size and seed oil content in transgenic corn

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 353-365

  Zhang, Jinrui ^a   Martin, John M ^a   Beecher, Brian ^b   Lu, Chaofu ^a   Hannah, L Curtis ^c   Wall, Michael L ^d   Altosaar, Illimar ^d   Giroux, Michael J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Germ size; Oil content; Puroindoline; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CORN OIL; PUROINDOLINE PROTEIN, TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

CORN OIL; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957968427     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9679-3     Document Type: Article

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