Phytochrome B mRNA expression enhances biomass yield and physiology of cotton plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1818-1826

  Rao, Abdul Qayyum ^a   Bakhsh, Allah ^a   Nasir, Idrees Ahmad ^a   Riazuddin, S ^a   Husnain, Tayyab ^a  

^a National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cotton physiology; MRNA; Phytochrome B

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOCHROME B;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; FRUIT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 79952642129     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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