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Sakuntala Karunairetnam
Researcher at Plant & Food Research
Publications - 25
Citations - 4019
Sakuntala Karunairetnam is an academic researcher from Plant & Food Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gene & Malus. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 25 publications receiving 3292 citations. Previous affiliations of Sakuntala Karunairetnam include HortResearch.
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Transient expression vectors for functional genomics, quantification of promoter activity and RNA silencing in plants
Roger P. Hellens,Andrew C. Allan,Ellen N. Friel,Karen Bolitho,Karryn Grafton,Matthew D. Templeton,Sakuntala Karunairetnam,Andrew P. Gleave,William A. Laing +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a series of plasmid vectors for transient gene expression using Agrobacterium, infiltrated into Nicotiana benthamiana leaves, are described and compared to conventional binary vectors for stable transformation such as transformation selection genes.
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An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae
Kui Lin-Wang,Karen Bolitho,Karryn Grafton,A.J. Kortstee,Sakuntala Karunairetnam,Tony K. McGhie,Richard V. Espley,Roger P. Hellens,Andrew C. Allan +8 more
TL;DR: This family-wide study of rosaceous R2R3 MYBs provides insight into the evolution of this plant trait, which has implications for the development of new coloured fruit and flowers, as well as aiding the understanding of temporal-spatial colour change.
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An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae
Kui Lin-Wang,Karen Bolitho,Karryn Grafton,A.J. Kortstee,Sakuntala Karunairetnam,Tony K. McGhie,Richard V. Espley,Roger P. Hellens,Andrew C. Allan +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used gene specific primers to show that the three activators of apple anthocyanin (myb10/myb1/myBA) are likely alleles of each other.
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The Decreased apical dominance1/Petunia hybrida CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE8 Gene Affects Branch Production and Plays a Role in Leaf Senescence, Root Growth, and Flower Development
Kimberley C. Snowden,Andrew J. Simkin,Bart J. Janssen,Kerry R. Templeton,Holly M. Loucas,Joanne L. Simons,Sakuntala Karunairetnam,Andrew P. Gleave,David G. Clark,Harry J. Klee +9 more
TL;DR: Data indicate that the substrate (s) and/or product(s) of the Dad1/PhCCD8 enzyme are mobile signal molecules with diverse roles in plant development.
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Enhancing ascorbate in fruits and tubers through over‐expression of the l‐galactose pathway gene GDP‐l‐galactose phosphorylase
Sean Bulley,Michele A. Wright,Caius M. Rommens,Hua Yan,Maysoon Rassam,Kui Lin-Wang,Christelle M. Andre,Di Brewster,Sakuntala Karunairetnam,Andrew C. Allan,Andrew C. Allan,William A. Laing +11 more
TL;DR: Results show that GGP can be used to raise significantly ascorbate concentration in commercially significant edible crops, and in both strawberry and tomato, an increase in polyphenolic content was associated with increased asCorbate.