Over-expression of StLCYb increases β-carotene accumulation in potato tubers

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 95-104

  Song, Xiao yan ^a   Zhu, Wen jiao ^a   Tang, Rui min ^a   Cai, Jing hui ^a   Chen, Min ^a   Yang, Qing ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cloning; Potato; Regulation; StLCYb; Tubers; Carotene synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959165354     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-016-0390-y     Document Type: Article

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