Differential expression during drought conditioning of a root-specific S-adenosylmethionine synthetase from jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) seedlings

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 958-966

  Mayne, M B ^a   Coleman, J R ^a   Blumwald, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

betaines; drought conditioning; drought tolerance; jack pine; Pinaceae; Pinus banksiana Lamb.; sam s gene expression

Indexed keywords

PARAGNETINA; PINACEAE; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 0030483876     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00460.x     Document Type: Article

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