Alteration of fruit characteristics in transgenic tomatoes with modified expression of a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase gene

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-32

  Ohba, Toshiharu ^a   Takahashi, Shuichi ^a   Asada, Kiyozo ^a  

^a TAKARA BIO INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell enlargement; Cell wall; Fruit size; Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase hydrolase

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 79955148164     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.10.0922a     Document Type: Article

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