Comparative functional analysis of three abiotic stress-inducible promoters in transgenic rice

Transgenic Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 787-799

  Rai, Mayank ^a,b   He, Chengkun ^a   Wu, Ray ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ABA; Abiotic stress; OsABA2; Stress inducible promoter; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349994597     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9263-2     Document Type: Article

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