Enhanced expression of glutamine synthetase (GS1a) confers altered fibre and wood chemistry in field grown hybrid poplar (Populus tremula X alba) (717-1B4)

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 883-889

  Coleman, Heather D ^a   Cánovas, Francisco M ^b   Man, Huimin ^c   Kirby, Edward G ^c   Mansfield, Shawn D ^d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glutamine synthase; Nitrogen use efficiency; Populus; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; LIGNIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; POPULUS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WOOD;

CELL WALL; CROSSES, GENETIC; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LIGNIN; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; WOOD;

POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 84864520248     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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