Differential expression of farnesyl diphosphate synthase gene from Withania somnifera in different chemotypes and in response to elicitors

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-100

  Gupta, Parul ^a   Akhtar, Nehal ^a   Tewari, Shri Krishna ^a   Sangwan, Rajender Singh ^b   Trivedi, Prabodh Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Elicitor response; Medicinal plant; Mevalonate pathway; Withanolides; WsFPPS

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SOLANACEAE; WITHANIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 80052491825     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-011-9578-x     Document Type: Article

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