Virus-induced gene silencing of plastidial soluble inorganic pyrophosphatase impairs essential leaf anabolic pathways and reduces drought stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana

Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-66

  George, Gavin M ^a   van der Merwe, Margaretha J ^a   Nunes Nesi, Adriano ^c   Bauer, Rolene ^a,b   Fernie, Alisdair R ^c   Kossmann, Jens ^a   Lloyd, James R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA;

EID: 77956661768     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.157776     Document Type: Article

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