Desiccation tolerance: From genomics to the field

Plant Science

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 554-564

  Leprince, Olivier ^a   Buitink, Julia ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Desiccation tolerance; Functional genomics; LEA proteins; Longevity; Resurrection plants; Seed development

Indexed keywords

SELAGINELLA PILIFERA;

EID: 78049270809     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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