A Krüppel-like transcription factor gene is involved in salt stress responses in Medicago spp.

Plant and Soil

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Merchan, Francisco ^a,b   Breda, Colette ^a   Hormaeche, Javier Perez ^a   Sousa, Carolina ^b   Kondorosi, Adam ^a   Aguilar, O Mario ^c   Megias, Manuel ^b   Crespi, Martin ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Kr ppel transcription factor; Medicago spp.; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; LEGUME; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 0345393191     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026256415556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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