Functional analysis of diacylglycerol acyltransferase1 genes from Camelina sativa and effects of CsDGAT1B overexpression on seed mass and storage oil content in C. sativa

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 141-153

  Kim, Hyojin ^a   Park, Ji Hyun ^a   Kim, Da Jung ^a   Kim, Augustine Yonghwi ^b   Suh, Mi Chung ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Camelina sativa; DGAT1; Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Oilseed crop; Seed oil; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966421251     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-016-0394-7     Document Type: Article

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