Ectopic expression of a novel peach (Prunus persica) CBF transcription factor in apple (Malus × domestica) results in short-day induced dormancy and increased cold hardiness

Planta

Volumn 233, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 971-983

  Wisniewski, Michael ^a   Norelli, John ^a   Bassett, Carole ^a   Artlip, Timothy ^a   Macarisin, Dumitru ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FRUIT RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AP2 ERF; Cold acclimation; Dormancy; Leaf senescence; Transgenic apple

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APPLE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRUNUS; SEED DORMANCY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MALUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PRUNUS; SEED DORMANCY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 79954424522     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1358-3     Document Type: Article

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