Is glycine betaine a non-compatible solute in higher plants that do not accumulate it?

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 329-340

  Gibon, Y ^a   Bessieres, M A ^a   Larher, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; compatible solutes; glycine betaine; leaf discs; osmotic stress; proline; protein synthesis; two dimensional electrophoresis; viability assays

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0030946027     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-82.x     Document Type: Article

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