Regulated Expression of a cytokinin biosynthesis gene IPT delays leaf senescence and improves yield under rainfed and irrigated conditions in canola (Brassica napus L.)

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Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kant, Surya ^a   Burch, David ^a   Badenhorst, Pieter ^a   Palanisamy, Rajasekaran ^a   Mason, John ^b,c   Spangenberg, German ^b,c  

^a Biosciences Research Division Department of Environment and Primary Industries   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ; GLUCOSINOLATE; ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASE; OLEIC ACID; RAIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GEOGRAPHY; HARVEST; IPT GENE; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LEAF SENESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PROMOTER REGION; RAPESEED; SEASON; SEED QUALITY; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WATER STRESS; WILD TYPE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; BRASSICA NAPUS; CYTOKININS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 84928898959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116349     Document Type: Article

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