Plant synthetic biology: A new platform for industrial biotechnology

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1927-1937

  Fesenko, Elena ^a   Edwards, Robert ^a,b  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; biorefining; input traits; metabolic engineering; output traits; policy and regulatory frameworks

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROP; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 84898986797     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru070     Document Type: Review

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