Dissecting the molecular basis of the contribution of source strength to high fructan accumulation in wheat

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 71-92

  Xue, Gang Ping ^a   Drenth, Janneke ^a   Glassop, Donna ^a   Kooiker, Maarten ^a   McIntyre, C Lynne ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fructan; Fructosyltransferase; Gene expression; Sucrose; Water soluble carbohydrates; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BABAX; SERI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84871452394     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-012-9983-1     Document Type: Article

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