Molecular responses of plants to cold shock and cold acclimation

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-242

  Guy, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COLD; FREEZING; GENETICS; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSMOSIS; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COLD; FREEZING; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOSIS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033222903     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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