Artificial trans-acting small interfering RNA: A tool for plant biology study and crop improvements

Planta

Volumn 239, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1139-1146

  Zhang, Zhanyuan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

amiRNA; Artificial trans acting small interfering RNA; dsRNA; Plant; siRNA

Indexed keywords

PLANT RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CROP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENOME; RNA INTERFERENCE;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, PLANT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84901427653     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-014-2054-x     Document Type: Review

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