Overexpression of the Gossypium barbadense Actin-Depolymerizing Factor 1 Gene Mediates Biological Changes in Transgenic Tobacco

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 833-839

  Chi, Jina ^a,b   Han, Yucui ^a   Wang, Xingfen ^a   Wu, Lizhu ^a   Zhang, Guiyin ^a   Ma, Zhiying ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CEREAL AND OIL CROPS   (China)

Author keywords

GbADF1; Gossypium barbadense; Subcellular localization; Tobacco; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84880783865     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-013-0557-4     Document Type: Article

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