A 27 kDa Rhododendron protein is associated with constitutive freezing tolerance and is related to the ABA/water deficit stress-inducible family of proteins

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-176

  Arora, Rajeev ^a   Lim, Chon Chong ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Soft Landscaping   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESEMBRYANTHEMUM; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM; PINUS TAEDA; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 15944422891     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2005.11511912     Document Type: Article

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