Genetic engineering approaches to enhance oil content in oilseed crops

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 207-222

  Savadi, Siddanna ^a   Lambani, Nemappa ^b   Kashyap, Prem Lal ^a   Bisht, Deepak Singh ^b  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WHEAT AND BARLEY RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Oil content; Oilseed; Pathway; TAG; Transgenics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997017909     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-016-0236-1     Document Type: Article

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