Enhanced tolerance to photoinhibition in transgenic plants through targeting of glycinebetaine biosynthesis into the chloroplasts

Plant Science

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1197-1212

  Prasad, K V S K ^a   Pardha Saradhi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Chloroplast targeting; Choline oxidase; Glycinebetaine; Photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PROTEINS; STRESSES;

PHOTOINHIBITION; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 1842788534     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2003.12.031     Document Type: Article

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