Drought induces fructan synthesis and 1-SST (sucrose: sucrose fructosyltransferase) in roots and leaves of chicory seedlings (Cichorium intybus L.)

Planta

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 808-814

  De Roover, Joke ^a   Vandenbranden, Kathleen ^a   Van Laere, André ^a   Van Den Ende, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cichorium (drought stress); Drought; Fructan; Gene expression (drought induced); Sucrose

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DROUGHT STRESS; FRUCTAN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PLANT GROWTH; SUCROSE; VERMICULITE;

CHICHORIUM; CHICHORIUM INTYBUS; CICHORIUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0034114353     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050683     Document Type: Article

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