Iron-superoxide dismutase expression in transgenic alfalfa increases winter survival without a detectable increase in photosynthetic oxidative stress tolerance

Plant Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1427-1437

  McKersie, Bryan D ^a,b   Murnaghan, Julia ^a   Jones, Kim S ^a,c   Bowley, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA VECTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOTYPE; IRON PEROXIDE DISMUTASE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT GROWTH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRESS TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034001533     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.122.4.1427     Document Type: Article

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