Genotypic variation in the sulfur assimilation and metabolism of onion (Allium cepa L.) I. Plant composition and transcript accumulation

Phytochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 882-887

  McCallum, John ^a   Thomas, Ludivine ^b,c   Shaw, Martin ^a   Pither Joyce, Meeghan ^a   Leung, Susanna ^b   Cumming, Mathew ^b   McManus, Michael T ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L.; Chloroplasts; Enzyme activity; Sulfur assimilation; Transcript accumulation

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

CYSTEINE; SULFATE; SULFUR;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; ONION;

CYSTEINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOTYPE; ONIONS; SULFATES; SULFUR;

EID: 79955763989     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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