Transgenic Tobacco Overexpressing Tea cDNA Encoding Dihydroflavonol 4-Reductase and Anthocyanidin Reductase Induces Early Flowering and Provides Biotic Stress Tolerance

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Kumar, Vinay ^a   Nadda, Gireesh ^a   Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Yadav, Sudesh Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4 REDUCTASE; EPICATECHIN; FLAVANONE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ANTHOCYANIN; DIHYDROFLAVANOL 4-REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOTIC STRESS; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWERING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SEED YIELD; SPODOPTERA LITURA; TEA; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; FLOWER; GENETICS; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPODOPTERA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FLOWERS; HERBIVORY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SPODOPTERA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOBACCO;

EID: 84879148083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065535     Document Type: Article

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