Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana gibberellic acid 20 oxidase (AtGA20ox) gene enhance the vegetative growth and fiber quality in kenaf(Hibiscus cannabinus L.) plants

• Main Authors: Samanthi Priyanka, Withanage, Md Aktar, Hossain, Sures Kumar, M., Hairul Azman, B Roslan, Mohammad Puad, Abdullah, Suhaimi, B. Napis, Nor Aini, Ab. Shukor
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Breeding 2015
• Subjects: SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10708/1/NO%2086%20Overexpression%20of%20Arabidopsis%20thaliana%20gibberellic%20acid%2020%20oxidase%20%28AtGa20ox%29%20gene%20enhance%20the%20vegetative%20growth%20and%20fiber%20quality%20in%20kenaf%20%28Hibiscus%20cannabinus%20L.%29%20plants%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10708/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84937845469&partnerID=40&md5=a631624f4789f4a94961a50a098eb1d4

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.; Family: Malvaceae), is multipurpose crop, one of the potential alternatives of natural fiber for biocomposite materials. Longer fiber and higher cellulose contents are required for good quality biocomposite materials. However, average length of kenaf fiber (2.6 mm in...