Ectopic expression of class 1 KNOX genes induce adventitious shoot regeneration and alter growth and development of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) and European plum (Prunus domestica L)

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 655-664

  Srinivasan, C ^a   Liu, Zongrang ^a   Scorza, Ralph ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventitious shoot regeneration; Altered leaf morphology; Corn and apple KNOX1 genes; Plum; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; KNOX1 PROTEIN, PLANT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRUNUS; TOBACCO;

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT SHOOTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRUNUS; TOBACCO;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952695192     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0993-7     Document Type: Article

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