AhCMO, regulated by stresses in Atriplex hortensis, can improve drought tolerance in transgenic tobacco

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 105, Issue 6-7, 2002, Pages 815-821

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

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Atriplex hortensis; Choline monooxygenase; Glycine betaine; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; GENES; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY); SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOBACCO;

CHLOROPLASTS;

ENZYMES;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036944976     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-002-1006-1     Document Type: Article

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