Isolation and analysis of thermotolerant mutants of wheat

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 342, 2000, Pages 139-146

  Mullarkey, M ^a   Jones, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Heat stress; Mutants; Photosynthesis; Thermotolerance; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HEAT TOLERANCE; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MUTANT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SODIUM AZIDE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; TRIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033960087     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/51.342.139     Document Type: Article

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