Light intensity-dependent modulation of chlorophyll b biosynthesis and photosynthesis by overexpression of chlorophyllide a oxygenase in tobacco

Plant Physiology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 433-449

  Biswal, Ajaya K ^a   Pattanayak, Gopal K ^a   Pandey, Shiv S ^a   Leelavathi, Sadhu ^b   Reddy, Vanga S ^b   Govindjee, ^a,c   Tripathy, Baishnab C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ICGEB   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84860571765     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.195859     Document Type: Article

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