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Down-regulation of the IbEXP1 gene enhanced storage root development in sweetpotato.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2013
Noh Seol Ah, Lee Haeng-Soon, Kim Youn-Sung, Paek Kyung-Hee, Shin Jeong Sheop, Bae Jung Myung
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The role of an expansin gene (IbEXP1) in the formation of the storage root (SR) was investigated by expression pattern analysis and characterization of IbEXP1-antisense sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas cv. Yulmi) plants in an attempt to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying SR development in s...
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