Modification of oil and glucosinolate content in canola seeds with altered expression of Brassica napus LEAFY COTYLEDON1

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 52-63

  Elahi, Nosheen ^a   Duncan, Robert W ^a   Stasolla, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Canola; Glucosinolates; Glycolysis; LEAFY COTYLEDON1; Seed oil

Indexed keywords

CANOLA OIL; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOSINOLATE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PLANT PROTEIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; RAPESEED;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCOSINOLATES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

EID: 84954520534     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.12.022     Document Type: Article

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