African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Functional analysis of the UDP glucose: Flavonoid-3-Oglucosyltransferase (UFGT) promoter from litchi (Litchi chinesis Sonn.) and transient expression in onions (Allium cepa Linn.)

Zhao Zhi Chang*
  • Zhao Zhi Chang*
  • Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, China; College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China.
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Hu Gui Bing
  • Hu Gui Bing
  • College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China.
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Hu Fu Chu
  • Hu Fu Chu
  • Institute of Tropic Fruit Trees, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Science, Haikou Hainan, 571100, China.
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Gao Aiping
  • Gao Aiping
  • Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, China.
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Chen Yeyuan
  • Chen Yeyuan
  • Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Enhancement in Southern China, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, China.
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  •  Received: 12 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 08 May 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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