Salt and genotype impact on plant physiology and root proteome variations in tomato

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2797-2813

  Manaa, Arafet ^a,b   Ben Ahmed, Hela ^a   Valot, Benoît ^c   Bouchet, Jean Paul ^b   Aschi Smiti, Samira ^a   Causse, Mathilde ^b   Faurobert, Mireille ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; proteome; root; salt stress; Solanum lycopercicum; tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 79957452277     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq460     Document Type: Article

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