Molecular breeding to create optimized crops: From genetic manipulation to potential applications in plant factories

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue APR2016, 2016, Pages

  Hiwasa Tanase, Kyoko ^a   Ezura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Additional value; Agricultural crop trait; Edible medicine; Molecular breeding; Molecular farming; Plant factory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964897509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00539     Document Type: Review

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