Transgenic tobacco plants accumulating osmolytes show reduced oxidative damage under freezing stress

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-63

  Parvanova, Daniela ^a,b   Ivanov, Sergei ^c   Konstantinova, Tatyana ^a   Karanov, Emanuil ^c   Atanassov, Atanas ^a   Tsvetkov, Tsvetan ^b   Alexieva, Vera ^c   Djilianov, Dimitar ^a  

^a AGROBIOINSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^b Agricultural Academy   (Bulgaria)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Freezing; Osmolyte; Oxidative stress; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 1642567279     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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