Enhanced NaCl stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco expressing bacterial choline dehydrogenase

Bio/Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-180

  Lilius, Costa ^a   Holmberg, Niklas ^a   Bülow, Leif ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; CHOLINE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; STRESS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030029354     PISSN: 0733222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0296-177     Document Type: Article

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