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Overexpression of the phytochrome B gene from Arabidopsis thaliana increases plant growth and yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum).
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Apr 2011
Rao Abdul Qayyum, Irfan Muhammad, Saleem Zafar, Nasir Idrees Ahmad, Riazuddin Sheikh, Husnain Tayyab
Abstract excerpt
The phytochrome B (PHYB) gene of Arabidopsis thaliana was introduced into cotton through Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Integration and expression of PHYB gene in cotton plants were confirmed by molecular evidence. Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in one of the transgenic lines, QCC11, was much higher than those of control and other transgenic lines. Transgenic cotton plants showed more than a two-fold increase in...
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