VSP accumulation and cold-inducible gene expression during autumn hardening and overwintering of alfalfa

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2325-2337

  Dhont, Catherine ^a   Castonguay, Yves ^b   Avice, Jean Christophe ^c   Chalifour, François P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Autumn defoliation; Chitinase; Cold acclimation; Cold inducible genes; Vegetative storage proteins

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; RNA;

AUTUMN DEFOLIATION; CHITINASE; COLD ACCLIMATION; COLD-INDUCIBLE GENES; VEGETATIVE STORAGE PROTEINS;

GENES;

CHITINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALFALFA; ARTICLE; COLD; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEASON; WEATHER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHITINASE; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEASONS; WEATHER;

ALFALFA; GENES; PATHOGENS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33747871356     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erj204     Document Type: Article

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