Overexpression of the transcription factor AP37 in rice improves grain yield under drought conditions

Plant Physiology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1368-1379

  Oh, Se Jun ^a,b   Kim, Youn Shic ^a   Kwon, Chang Woo ^a   Park, Hye Kyong ^a   Jeong, Jin Seo ^a   Kim, Ju Kon ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Syngenta Seeds Co   (South Korea)

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ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 67650175458     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.137554     Document Type: Article

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