Epigenetic regulation of stress responses in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Chinnusamy, Viswanathan ^a   Zhu, Jian Kang ^b  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GERMINATION; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 62349111195     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.12.006     Document Type: Review

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