CbCOR15, A cold-regulated gene from alpine Chorispora bungeana, confers cold tolerance in transgenic tobacco

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 593-601

  Si, Jing ^a   Wang, Jian hui ^b   Zhang, Li jing ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Liu, Ya jie ^a   An, Li zhe ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Chilling stress; Chorispora bungeana; Cold acclimation; COR15 gene; Freezing stress; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CHORISPORA BUNGEANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 71249148839     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12374-009-9077-z     Document Type: Article

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