Heterologous expression of the TsVP gene improves the drought resistance of maize

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-159

  Li, Bei ^a   Wei, Aiying ^a   Song, Chunxia ^a   Li, Ning ^a   Zhang, Juren ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drought resistance; Maize; Transgene; TsVP

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DISASTER; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; GERMINATION; MAIZE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENES, PLANT; GERMINATION; NATURAL DISASTERS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PYROPHOSPHATASES; ZEA MAYS;

THELLUNGIELLA HALOPHILA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37749023687     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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