Plant carotenoids: Genomics meets multi-gene engineering

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-117

  Giuliano, Giovanni ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT GENOME;

CAROTENOIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME, PLANT; PLANTS;

EID: 84901982241     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2014.05.006     Document Type: Review

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