Transgenic expression of phytase and acid phosphatase genes in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) leads to improved phosphate uptake in natural soils

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 377-391

  Ma, Xue Feng ^a,b   Tudor, Steven ^a   Butler, Twain ^a   Ge, Yaxin ^a   Xi, Yajun ^c   Bouton, Joseph ^a   Harrison, Maria ^d   Wang, Zeng Yu ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b Ceres Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Phosphate; Phytase; Purple acid phosphatase; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PHOSPHATASES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALFALPHA; NATURAL SOILS; OVEREXPRESSIONS; PHYTASES; PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENEIC PLANTS; TRANSGENIC EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC LINES;

BIOMASS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84861754050     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-011-9628-0     Document Type: Article

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