Transcriptional and post-transcriptional activation of genes in salt-tolerant alfalfa cells

Planta

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-404

  Winicov, Ilga ^a,b   Krishnan, Muthu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene transcription; Medicago (salt tolerance); Photosynthesis; Post transcriptional regulation; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030459660     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00231395     Document Type: Article

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