Long-distance ABA signaling and its relation to other signaling pathways in the detection of soil drying and the mediation of the plant's response to drought

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-295

  Davies, William J ^a   Kudoyarova, Guzel ^b   Hartung, Wolfram ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Cytokinin; Deficit irrigation; Ethylene; Long distance drought signaling; pH; Water use efficiency (WUE)

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DROUGHT; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

CYTOKININ; LONG-DISTANCE DROUGHT SIGNALING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY (WUE);

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELLS; DROUGHT; PH; PLANTS; SOIL;

EID: 29544452642     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-005-0103-1     Document Type: Review

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