Simultaneous Expression of Spinacia oleracea Chloroplast Choline Monooxygenase (CMO) and Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase (BADH) Genes Contribute to Dwarfism in Transgenic Lolium perenne

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 379-388

  Bao, Yongxia ^a   Zhao, Ru ^a   Li, Feifei ^a   Tang, Wei ^b   Han, Liebao ^a,c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase; Choline monooxygenase; Lolium perenne; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79953024021     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-010-0243-8     Document Type: Article

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