Quantitative expression analysis of selected COR genes reveals their differential expression in leaf and crown tissues of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during an extended low temperature acclimation regimen

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2393-2402

  Ganeshan, Seedhabadee ^a   Vitamvas, Pavel ^b   Fowler, D Brian ^a   Chibbar, Ravindra N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dehydrins; Low temperature tolerance; Near isogenic lines; Real time PCR; Winter cereals

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

COR14 PROTEIN, TRITICUM AESTIVUM; DEHYDRIN PROTEINS, PLANT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WCS120 PROTEIN, TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; WHEAT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLOWERING TOPS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; SEASONS; TRITICUM;

EID: 48649099483     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern112     Document Type: Article

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