Expression of the yeast trehalose-6-phosphate synthase gene in transgenic tobacco plants: Pleiotropic phenotypes include drought tolerance

Planta

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-297

  Romero, Carlos ^a   Bellés, José M ^a   Vayá, José L ^a   Serrano, Ramón ^a   Culiáñez Macià, Francisco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Nicotiana; Osmotic stress; Transgenic plants; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0030956438     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050069     Document Type: Article

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