Senescence-Inducible Expression of Isopentenyl Transferase Extends Leaf Life, Increases Drought Stress Resistance and Alters Cytokinin Metabolism in Cassava

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 653-669

  Zhang, Peng ^a,b   Wang, Wen Quan ^c   Zhang, Gen Liang ^c   Kaminek, Miroslav ^d   Dobrev, Petre ^d   Xu, Jia ^a   Gruissem, Wilhelm ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE ISOPENTENYLTRANSFERASE; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOKININ; TRANSFERASE;

AGRONOMY; CASSAVA; CHLOROPHYLL; DROUGHT STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE; INHIBITION; LEAF; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SENESCENCE; STRESS RESISTANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARTICLE; CASSAVA; CELL AGING; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CELL AGING; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOKININS; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MANIHOT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 77955081730     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2010.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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