Browsing Department of Plant Science by Author "Tian, Zhen"

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Genome-Wide Identification of the B-Box Gene Family and Expression Analysis Suggests Their Potential Role in Photoperiod-Mediated β-Carotene Accumulation in the Endocarp of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Fruit

Obel, Hesbon Ochieng; Cheng, Chunyan; Li, Ying; Tian, Zhen; Njogu, Martin Kagiki; Li, Ji; Lou, Qunfeng; Yu, Xiaqing; Yang, Zhengan; Ogweno, Joshua Otieno; Chen, Jinfeng (MDPI, 2022)

Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and essential for human nutrition and health. Carotenoid contents are strongly influenced by light through light-responsive genes such as B-Box (BBX) genes. BBX proteins, a class ...