Down-regulation of the IbEXP1 gene enhanced storage root development in sweetpotato

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-142

  Noh, Seol Ah ^a   Lee, Haeng Soon ^b   Kim, Youn Sung ^c   Paek, Kyung Hee ^a   Shin, Jeong Sheop ^a   Bae, Jung Myung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^c Migun Techno World   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Development; expansin; storage root; sweetpotato; thickening growth

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; EXPANSIN PROTEIN, PLANT; LIGNIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; SWEET POTATO;

CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LIGNIN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 84871753753     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers236     Document Type: Article

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