Expression of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase gene and salinity tolerance in rice transeenic plants

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 496-501

  Guo, Yan ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Xiao, Gang ^a   Cao, Shouyun ^a   Gu, Dongmei ^a   Tian, Wenzhong ^a   Chen, Shouyi ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BADH gene; High salinity tolerance; Molecular assay; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS;

EID: 0000430572     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03183588     Document Type: Article

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