Metabolic and enzymatic changes associated with carbon mobilization, utilization and replenishment triggered in grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) in response to partial defoliation by mechanical injury or insect herbivory

Background: Amaranthus cruentus and A. hypochondriacus are crop plants grown for grain production in subtropical countries. Recently, the generation of large-scale transcriptomic data opened the possibility to study representative genes of primary metabolism to gain a better understanding of the bio...

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Main Authors: Castrillón Arbeláez, Paula, Martinez Gallardo, Norma A., Arnaut, Hamlet, Tiessen, Axel, Délano Frier, John P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/14931/1/594.pdf