Genetic engineering for abiotic stress resistance in crop plants

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-114

  Zhang, Jingxian ^a   Klueva, Natalya Y ^a   Wang, Z ^b   Wu, Ray ^b   Ho, Tuan Hua David ^c   Nguyen, Henry T ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Crop plants; Genetic engineering; Stress resistance

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; COLD TOLERANCE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEAT RESISTANCE; PLANT GROWTH; SALT TOLERANCE; STRESS; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0034083706     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11627-000-0022-6     Document Type: Article

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