Constitutive expression of the Corngrass1 microRNA in poplar affects plant architecture and stem lignin content and composition

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 312-321

  Rubinelli, Peter M ^a   Chuck, George ^b   Li, Xu ^a   Meilan, Richard ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLANT GENE EXPRESSION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

4CL; Biofuel; CCoAOMT; CCR; COMT; DFRC; Lignin; MicroRNA; MIR156; NMR; Poplar; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

4CL; CCOAOMT; CCR; COMT; DFRC; MICRORNAS; MIR156; POPLAR; RT-PCR;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RNA; VIRUSES;

LIGNIN;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGNIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OIL PRODUCTION; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; POPULUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879073965     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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