Cloning and characterization of a salt stress-inducible small GTPase gene from the model grass species Lolium temulentum

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 651-661

  Dombrowski, James E ^a   Baldwin, James C ^b   Martin, Ruth C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

COR413; Dehydration stress; GTPase; Lolium temulentum; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM TEMULENTUM;

EID: 40849111486     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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