Drought-stimulated genes correlated with desiccation tolerance of the resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 153-161

  Blomstedt, C K ^a   Gianello, R D ^a   Hamill, J D ^a   Neale, A D ^a   Gaff, D F ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dehydrin; Desiccation tolerance; Gene expression; Glyoxalase; Grass; Lea; Protease; Sporobolus stapfianus

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DEHYDRIN; DESICCATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLANT GENETICS; THIOL PROTEINASE;

SPOROBOLUS STAPFIANUS;

EID: 0031887952     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005923528109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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