Biotechnology of plant osmotic stress tolerance: Physiological and molecular considerations

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 560, Issue , 2001, Pages 285-292

  Wang, W X ^a   Vinocur, B ^a   Shoseyov, O ^a   Altman, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Boiling stable proteins; Populus tremula; Stress responsive

Indexed keywords

POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0037888827     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.560.54     Document Type: Conference Paper

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