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Overexpression of phytochrome A and its hyperactive mutant improves shade tolerance and turf quality in creeping bentgrass and zoysiagrass.
Planta - 1 Oct 2012
Ganesan Markkandan, Han Yun-Jeong, Bae Tae-Woong, Hwang Ok-Jin, Chandrasekhar Thummala, Chandrasekkhar Thummala, Shin Ah-Young, Goh Chang-Hyo, Nishiguchi Satoshi, Song In-Ja, Lee Hyo-Yeon, Kim Jeong-Il, Song Pill-Soon
Abstract excerpt
Phytochrome A (phyA) in higher plants is known to function as a far-red/shade light-sensing photoreceptor in suppressing shade avoidance responses (SARs) to shade stress. In this paper, the Avena PHYA gene was introduced into creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) and zoysiagrass (Zoysia ja...
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