Over-Expression of a Tobacco Nitrate Reductase Gene in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Increases Seed Protein Content and Weight without Augmenting Nitrogen Supplying

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Zhao, Xiao Qiang ^a   Nie, Xuan Li ^a   Xiao, Xing Guo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GRAIN; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NONHUMAN; NR GENE; PLANT LEAF; PROGENY; PROTEIN CONTENT; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEED WEIGHT; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WHEAT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BIOMASS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; KANAMYCIN; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; TOBACCO; TRITICUM;

EID: 84883623840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074678     Document Type: Article

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