Photosynthesis and seed production under water-deficit conditions in transgenic tobacco plants that overexpress an Arabidopsis ascorbate peroxidase gene

Crop Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1477-1483

  Yan, Juqiang ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Tissue, David ^a   Holaday, A Scott ^a   Allen, Randy ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037804235     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2003.1477     Document Type: Article

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