Cloning and functional analysis of lycopene ɛ-cyclase (IbLCYe) gene from Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 773-780

  Yu, Ling ^a   Zhai, Hong ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   He, Shao Zhen ^a   Liu, Qing Chang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Cloning; Functional analysis; IbLCYe gene; Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877317714     PISSN: 20953119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60299-3     Document Type: Article

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