Environmental regulation of a 25 kDa dehydrin in relation to Rhododendron cold acclimation

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 354-359

  Marian, Calin O ^a   Eris, Atilla ^b   Krebs, Stephen L ^c   Arora, Rajeev ^d  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Holden Arboretum   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold hardiness; Freezing tolerance; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

RHODODENDRON;

EID: 1942454294     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.129.3.0354     Document Type: Article

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