Overexpression of a Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase gene and analysis of tolerance to water- and salt-stress in transgenic rice

Plant Science

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Zhu, Baocheng ^a   Su, Jin ^a   Chang, Menchi ^a   Verma, Desh Pal S ^b   Fan, Yun Liu ^c   Wu, Ray ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

1 Pyrroline 5 carboxylate synthetase; Proline; Stress tolerance; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

1 PYRROLINE 5 CARBOXYLATE SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PLANT GROWTH; RICE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRESS; TRANSGENE;

ORYZA SATIVA; VIGNA ACONITIFOLIA;

EID: 0032509083     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00175-7     Document Type: Article

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