Recent advances in molecular breeding of drought tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-251

  Soren, Khela Ram ^a   Ali, Kishwar ^a   Tyagi, Vandana ^b   Tyagi, Aruna ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Osmoprotectent; Rice; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETAINE; BETAINE DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; MANNITOL; POLYAMINE; PROLINE; TREHALOSE;

DROUGHT STRESS; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENOME SIZE; GENOMICS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; REVIEW; RICE;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 77954489494     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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