RNAi mediated silencing of a wall associated kinase, OsiWAK1 in Oryza sativa results in impaired root development and sterility due to anther indehiscence

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-77

  Kanneganti, Vydehi ^a,b   Gupta, Aditya Kumar ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anther indehiscence; Oryza sativa ssp indica; OsiWAK1; RNAi; WAK

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ORYZA SATIVA; ORYZA SATIVA (INDICA CULTIVAR-GROUP);

EID: 79953322382     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-011-0050-1     Document Type: Article

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