What molecular mechanism is adapted by plants during salt stress tolerance?

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 416-422

  Hussain, Khalid ^a   Nisar, M Farrukh ^a   Majeed, Abdul ^a   Nawaz, Khalid ^a   Bhatti, Khizar Hayat ^a   Afghan, Shahid ^b   Shahazad, Aamir ^b   Zia ul Hussnian, Syed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT   (Pakistan)

^b Shakarganj Sugar Research Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Catastrophic episode; Homeostasis; Hyper osmolarity; Ion disequilibrium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ARABIDOPSIS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT RESPONSE; REVIEW; SALINITY; SALT STRESS; SALT TOLERANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 76649098343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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