Overexpression of an extraplastidic β-amylase which accumulates in the radish taproot influences the starch content of Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 447-455

  Takahashi, Ikuo ^a   Kuboi, Toru ^a   Fujiwara, Taketomo ^a   Hara, Masakazu ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cambium; Maltose; Raphanus sativus; Storage organ

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874128611     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.12.1002a     Document Type: Article

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