Differential mechanisms to induce dehydration tolerance by abscisic acid and sucrose in Spathoglottis plicata (Orchidaceae) protocorms

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 737-744

  Wang, X J ^a   Loh, C S ^a   Yeoh, H H ^a   Sun, Wendell Q ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b LIFECELL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydrin; Desiccation tolerance; Drying rate; Osmotic adjustment; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; DEHYDRATION; TOLERANCE;

ORCHIDACEAE; SPATHOGLOTTIS PLICATA;

EID: 0038529620     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2003.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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