Genetic improvement of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) and its future prospects

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 7395-7411

  Amirul Alam, Md ^a   Juraimi, Abdul Shukor ^a   Rafii, M Y ^a   Hamid, Azizah Abdul ^a   Kamal Uddin, Md ^a   Alam, M Z ^b   Latif, M A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BANGLADESH RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Genetic improvement; Portulaca oleracea; Purslane

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL HYBRIDIZATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; MARKER ASSISTED BREEDING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT STRUCTURES; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PROTOPLAST; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS MAPPING; SPECIES CULTIVATION; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION; AGRICULTURE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; CROP; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PORTULACA; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ANIMALIA; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

AGRICULTURE; BREEDING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PORTULACA;

EID: 84917729933     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3628-1     Document Type: Article

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