Overexpression of light-dependent PORA or PORB in plants depleted of endogenous POR by far-red light enhances seedling survival in white light and protects against photooxidative damage

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 649-658

  Sperling, Ulrich ^a   Van Cleve, Barbara ^a   Frick, Geneviève ^a   Apel, Klaus ^a   Armstrong, Gregory A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0031239058     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.d01-11.x     Document Type: Article

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