Optimising ketocarotenoid production in potato tubers: Effect of genetic background, transgene combinations and environment

Plant Science

Volumn 234, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-37

  Campbell, Raymond ^a   Morris, Wayne L ^a   Mortimer, Cara L ^b   Misawa, Norihiko ^c   Ducreux, Laurence J M ^a   Morris, Jenny A ^a   Hedley, Pete E ^a   Fraser, Paul D ^b   Taylor, Mark A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenoid; Environment; Ketocarotenoid; Microarray; Potato

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CHLOROPHYTA; FUNGI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; TRANSCRIPTOME; XANTHOPHYLL;

CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC BACKGROUND; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; METABOLOME; PLANT TUBER; POTATO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CAROTENOIDS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC BACKGROUND; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLOME; PLANT TUBERS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRANSCRIPTOME; TRANSGENES; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84923042439     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.01.014     Document Type: Article

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