Identification and genetic characterization of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene that controls tree stature and reproductive growth in plum

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1225-1239

  El Sharkawy, I ^a   El Kayal, W ^b   Prasath, D ^a   Fernandez H ^c   Bouzayen, M ^d   Svircev, A M ^e   Jayasankar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^e AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dwarf rootstocks; floral organogenesis; flower fertility; fruit development; GA deficiency; plum; rootstock scion interaction

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN 2 DIOXYGENASE; GIBBERELLIN 2-DIOXYGENASE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PRUNUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PRUNUS;

ARABIDOPSIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS SALICINA;

EID: 84856845522     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err345     Document Type: Article

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