Molecular responses to drought, salinity and frost: Common and different paths for plant protection

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-199

  Seki, Motoaki ^a,b   Kamei, Ayako ^b   Yamaguchi Shinozaki, Kazuko ^c   Shinozaki, Kazuo ^a,b  

^a Genomic Sciences Center   (Japan)

^b RIKEN TSUKUBA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; COLD STRESS; COLD TOLERANCE; CROP PROTECTION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SALINITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0038066347     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(03)00030-2     Document Type: Review

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