Overexpressed glutamine synthetase gene modifies nitrogen metabolism and abiotic stress responses in rice

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 527-537

  Cai, Hongmei ^a   Zhou, Ying ^a   Xiao, Jinghua ^a   Li, Xianghua ^a   Zhang, Qifa ^a   Lian, Xingming ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Glutamine synthetase gene; Nitrogen metabolic level; Rice; Yield

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 61449261762     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-008-0665-z     Document Type: Article

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