Overexpression of proline transporter gene isolated from halophyte confers salt tolerance in arabidopsis

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 956-962

  Shen, Yi Guo ^a   Zhang, Wan Ke ^a   Yan, Dong Qing ^b   Du, Bao Xing ^a   Zhang, Jin Song ^a   Chen, Shou Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atriplex hortensis; Deposition; Proline transporter; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

SALINITY TOLERANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036704997     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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