Genetic engineering of glycinebetaine production toward enhancing stress tolerance in plants: Metabolic limitations

Plant Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 747-756

  Huang, J ^a   Hirji, R ^a   Adam, L ^a   Rozwadowski, K L ^a   Hammerlindl, J K ^a   Keller, W A ^a   Selvaraj, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; CHOLINE OXIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCINEBETAINE; PHYSICAL RESISTANCE; STRESS TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033764221     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.122.3.747     Document Type: Article

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