Trehalose-producing transgenic tobacco plants show improved growth performance under drought stress

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 152, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 525-532

  Pilon Smits, E A H ^a   Terry, N ^a   Sears, T ^a   Kim, H ^a   Zayed, A ^a   Hwang, S ^a   Van Dun, K ^a   Voogd, E ^a   Verwoerd, T C ^a   Krutwagen, R W H H ^a   Goddijn, O J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Drought stress; Nicotiana tabacum; Tobacco; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; OSMOTIC POTENTIAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS TOLERANCE; SUCROSE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TREHALOSE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SELAGINELLA PILIFERA; TABACUM;

EID: 0031783216     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(98)80273-3     Document Type: Article

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