Virus induced gene silencing in Antirrhinum majus using the Cucumber mosaic virus vector: Functional analysis of the AINTEGUMENTA (Am-ANT) gene of A. majus

Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-182

  Kim, Bo Min ^a   Inaba, Jun ichi ^a   Masuta, Chikara ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CMV; functional genomics; VIGS

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS; ARABIDOPSIS; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 84864453360     PISSN: 22113452     EISSN: 22113460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13580-011-0172-y     Document Type: Article

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