Molecular studies on stress-responsive gene expression in Arabidopsis and improvement of stress tolerance in crop plants by regulon biotechnology

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 221-229

  Nakashima, Kazuo ^a   Yamaguchi Shinozaki, Kazuko ^a,b  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

DREB1; Environmental stress; Transcription factors; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 32044450995     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: 00213551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6090/jarq.39.221     Document Type: Review

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