Improvement in cadmium tolerance of tomato seedlings with an antisense DNA for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 809-827

  Liu, Kailang ^a   Shen, Lin ^a   Sheng, Jiping ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antisense ACC synthase; Cadmium; Cell death; Ethylene; Oxidative burst

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 45749138368     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802043080     Document Type: Article

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