Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a putative sesquiterpene synthase gene from tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 289-293

  Fu, Jian yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; Cstps1; Gene; Tea plant; Terpene synthase

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84871933025     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-012-1061-4     Document Type: Article

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