The expression of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae HAL1 gene increases salt tolerance in transgenic watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsun. & Nakai.]

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 462-469

  Ellul, P ^a   Rios G ^b   Atares A ^a   Roig, L A ^a   Serrano, R ^a   Moreno, V ^a  

^a Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium mediated transformation; HAL1 gene; Salinity tolerance; Transgenic watermelon

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ENZYME KINETICS; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENE TRANSFER PROTOCOL;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CITRULLUS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; KANAMYCIN KINASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALFALFA MOSAIC VIRUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0042976579     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00122-003-1267-3     Document Type: Article

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