Overexpressing Arabidopsis jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase (AtJMT) results in stimulation of root growth and ginsenoside heterogeneity in Panax ginseng

Plant OMICS

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-32

  Kim, Yun Soo ^a   Han, Jung Yeon ^a   Lim, Soon ^a   Kim, Hyun Jung ^a   Lee, Mi Hyun ^a   Choi, Yong Eui ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adventitious root cultures; Methyl jasmonate; Pathogen related genes; Protopanaxadiol; Protopanaxatriol

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 84861767332     PISSN: 18360661     EISSN: 18363644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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