Cold tolerance, water relations and accumulation of osmolytes in bituminaria bituminosa

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-298

  Walker, D J ^a   Romero, P ^a   Correal, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MURCIANO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO AGRARIO Y ALIMENTARIO IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cations; Freezing; Osmotic adjustment; Proline; Sugars

Indexed keywords

BITUMINARIA BITUMINOSA; FABACEAE;

EID: 77958565588     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-010-0051-x     Document Type: Article

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