The use of RNAi to elucidate and manipulate secondary metabolite synthesis in plants

Current Perspectives in microRNAs (miRNA)

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 431-459

  Wagner, George J ^a   Kroumova, Antoaneta B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Gene Knockdown; Phenylpropanoids; Plant Secondary Metabolites; RNAi; Terpenoids; Trichomes.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892117797     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8533-8_23     Document Type: Chapter

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