Role of ABA in integrating plant responses to drought and salt stresses

Field Crops Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 111-119

  Zhang, Jianhua ^a   Jia, Wensuo ^b   Yang, Jianchang ^c   Ismail, Abdelbagi M ^d  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

ABA biosynthesis; ABA catabolism; Salt stress; Stress signaling; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; GENES; HORMONES; PHYSIOLOGY;

ABA BIOSYNTHESIS; ABA CATABOLISM; SALT STRESS; STRESS SIGNALING; WATER STRESS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SALINITY;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33644530676     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2005.08.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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