GhFAD2–3 is required for anther development in Gossypium hirsutum

Abstract Background In higher plants, the FAD2 gene encodes the microsomal oleate Δ12-desaturase, one of the key enzymes essential for the biosynthesis of the polyunsaturated lipids that serve many important functions in plant development and stress responses. FAD2 catalyzes the first step, in the b...

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Main Authors: Feng Liu, Lihong Ma, Youwu Wang, Yanjun Li, Xinyu Zhang, Fei Xue, Xinhui Nie, Qianhao Zhu, Jie Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-2010-9