Overexpression of RoDELLA impacts the height, branching, and flowering behaviour of Pelargonium × domesticum transgenic plants

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2015-2029

  Hamama, L ^a   Naouar, A ^a,b   Gala, R ^a,c   Voisine, L ^a   Pierre, S ^a   Jeauffre, J ^a   Cesbron, D ^a   Leplat, F ^a   Foucher, F ^a   Dorion, N ^a   Hibrand Saint Oyant, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

DELLA gene; Dwarfism; Genetic transformation; Ornamentals; Pelargonium; Rosa

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFLORESCENCE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PELARGONIUM; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; ROSE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; INFLORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PELARGONIUM; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ROSA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867653383     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1313-1     Document Type: Article

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