Overexpression of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene in rice increases polyamine level and enhances sodium chloride-stress tolerance

Plant Science

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 987-992

  Roy, Malabika ^a   Wu, Ray ^b  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Polyamines; S adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; Saline stress; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA; ENZYMES; GENES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

OVEREXPRESSION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGROBACTERIUM; ORYZA SATIVA; RHIZOBIUM; X TRITORDEUM;

EID: 0036852115     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00272-8     Document Type: Article

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