Overexpression of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase in the cytosol of transgenic tobacco confers partial resistance to ozone-induced foliar necrosis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 583-588

  Pitcher, Lynne H ^a   Zilinskas, Barbara A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030019049     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.2.583     Document Type: Article

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