Arabidopsis DREB1A confers high salinity tolerance and regulates the expression of GA dioxygenases in Tobacco

Plant Science

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 156-164

  Cong, Lin ^a   Zheng, Hong Chun ^a   Zhang, Yu Xiu ^b   Chai, Tuan Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AtDREB1A; GA dioxygenases; High salinity tolerance; LEA genes; Sucrose biosynthesis; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 37349096362     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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