Animal anti-apoptotic genes ameliorate the loss of turgor in water-stressed transgenic tobacco

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 499-506

  Awada, T ^a   Dunigan, D D ^a,b   Dickman, M B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b University of Nebraska Lincoln Agricultural Research Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti apoptotic genes; Drought tolerance; Gas exchange; Genetic engineering; Nicotiana tabaccum; Osmotic adjustment; Photosynthesis; Programmed cell death; Turgor

Indexed keywords

CROP IMPROVEMENT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; PLANT BREEDING; TOBACCO; WATER STRESS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GALLUS GALLUS; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0142103489     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P02-106     Document Type: Article

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