Functional analysis of the group 4 late embryogenesis abundant proteins reveals their relevance in the adaptive response during water deficit in arabidopsis

Plant Physiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 373-390

  Olvera Carrillo, Yadira ^a   Campos, Francisco ^a   Reyes, José Luis ^a   Garciarrubio, Alejandro ^a   Covarrubias, Alejandra A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77956706736     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.158964     Document Type: Article

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