Overexpression of Brassica rapa NGATHA1 Gene Confers De-Etiolation Phenotype and Cytokinin Resistance on Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-125

  Kwon, So Hyun ^a   Chang, Soo Chul ^b   Ko, Jae Heung ^c   Song, Jong Tae ^a   Kim, Jeong Hoe ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa; Cytokinin; De etiolation; NGATHA transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 79952534399     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12374-011-9150-2     Document Type: Article

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