Characterization and ectopic expression of CoWR1, an AP2/EREBP domain-containing transcription factor from coconut (cocos nucifera L.) endosperm, changes the seeds oil content in transgenic arabidopsis thaliana and rice (oryza sativa L.)

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Sun, RuHao ^a   Ye, Rongjian ^b   Gao, Lingchao ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Wang, Rui ^b   Mao, Ting ^a   Zheng, Yusheng ^a   Li, Dongdong ^a   Lin, Yongjun ^b  

^a HAINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coconut; CoWRI1; Endosperm; Lipid; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Seed specific expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011074093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00063     Document Type: Article

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