Proline accumulation and methylation to proline betaine in citrus: Implications for genetic engineering of stress resistance

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-13

  Nolte, Kurt D ^a   Hanson, Andrew D ^a   Gage, Douglas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

compatible solutes; cryoprotectants; drought; osmoprotectants; salinity

Indexed keywords

CITRUS;

EID: 0030989759     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.122.1.8     Document Type: Article

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