Transgenic soya bean seeds accumulating β-carotene exhibit the collateral enhancements of oleate and protein content traits

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 590-600

  Schmidt, Monica A ^a   Parrott, Wayne A ^b   Hildebrand, David F ^c   Berg, R Howard ^d   Cooksey, Amanda ^a   Pendarvis, Ken ^a   He, Yonghua ^a   Mccarthy, Fiona ^a   Herman, Eliot M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Elevated protein; Oleic acid; Seed; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; PANTOEA ANANATIS;

ABSCISIC ACID; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; OLEIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; OLEIC ACID; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 84928206931     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12286     Document Type: Article

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