Frontiers of torenia research: Innovative ornamental traits and study of ecological interaction networks through genetic engineering

Plant Methods

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Nishihara, Masahiro ^a   Shimoda, Takeshi ^b   Nakatsuka, Takashi ^c   Arimura, Gen ichiro ^d  

^a IWATE BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flavonoid; Flower color; Herbivore induced plant volatiles (HIPVs); Indirect defense; Metabolic engineering; Torenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTHROPODA; PETUNIA; SCROPHULARIACEAE; TORENIA;

EID: 84879438441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-9-23     Document Type: Review

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