Expression of a sweet cherry DREB1/CBF ortholog in Arabidopsis confers salt and freezing tolerance

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1171-1176

  Kitashiba, Hiroyasu ^a,e   Ishizaka, Takako ^a,d   Isuzugawa, Kanji ^b   Nishimura, Kouichi ^b   Suzuki, Takashi ^c  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Yamagata Pref Hort Exp Station   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Bio oriented Technol Res Adv I   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FRUIT TREE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

DREB1 CBF; Salt and freezing tolerance; Sweet cherry

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; GENES; GROWTH KINETICS; PROTEINS; SALTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; BINDING PROTEINS; FREEZING TOLERANCE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; GENES; GROWTH; INORGANIC SALTS; PROTEINS; PRUNUS;

ARABIDOPSIS; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 7044233306     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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