Flower Color Modification by Manipulating Flavonoid Biosynthetic Pathway
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Lim, Sun-Hyung
(Functional Biomaterial Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science)
Kim, Jae-Kwang (Biosafety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) Kim, Dong-Hern (Bio-crop Development Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) Sohn, Seong-Han (Genomics Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) Lee, Jong-Yeol (Functional Biomaterial Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) Kim, Young-Mi (Functional Biomaterial Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) Ha, Sun-Hwa (Functional Biomaterial Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) |
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