Out of the cold: Unveiling the elements required for low temperature induction of gene expression in plants

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 396-403

  Ouellet, François ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cis acting elements; Cold acclimation; Freezing tolerance; Genetic engineering; Transcription factors; WCS120 promoter

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036753664     PISSN: 10545476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/IVP2002310     Document Type: Conference Paper

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