Enhanced photosynthesis and growth of transgenic plants that express ictB, a gene involved in HCO3− accumulation in cyanobacteria

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-50

  Lieman Hurwitz, Judy ^a   Rachmilevitch, Shimon ^a   Mittler, Ron ^b   Marcus, Yehouda ^c   Kaplan, Aaron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

growth; ictB; inorganic carbon; photosynthesis; RubisCO; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 85062307306     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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