Enhanced somatic embryogenesis in Theobroma cacao using the homologous BABY BOOM transcription factor

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Florez, Sergio L ^a   Erwin, Rachel L ^a   Maximova, Siela N ^b   Guiltinan, Mark J ^b   Curtis, Wayne R ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BABY BOOM; Cell reprogramming; Plant propagation; Somatic embryogenesis; Theobroma cacao; Transient gene expression

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CACAO; COTYLEDON; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT SEED; PROCEDURES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CACAO; COTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS TECHNIQUES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84930078840     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0479-4     Document Type: Article

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