Developmental and LED Light Source Modulation of Carotenogenic Gene Expression in Oncidium Gower Ramsey Flowers

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1433-1445

  Lee, Wen Li ^a,c   Huang, Jian Zhi ^a   Chen, Li Chi ^a   Tsai, Chi Chu ^b   Chen, Fure Chyi ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Kao Hsiung District Agricultural Improvement Station   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Light qualities; Pigment quantification; Promoter; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ONCIDIUM; ONCIDIUM GOWER RAMSEY; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84888013706     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-013-0617-9     Document Type: Article

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