Virus-induced gene silencing can persist for more than 2years and also be transmitted to progeny seedlings in Nicotiana benthamiana and tomato

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 797-806

  Senthil Kumar, Muthappa ^a   Mysore, Kirankumar S ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; Nicotiana benthamiana; RNA silencing; Solanaceae; Tomato; TRV

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT VIRUS; RNA VIRUS; SEEDLING; TIME; TOBACCO; TOMATO; VIROLOGY;

CHLOROPHYLL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT VIRUSES; RNA VIRUSES; SEEDLING; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANACEAE; TOBACCO RATTLE VIRUS;

EID: 79961173180     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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