Induced accumulation of cuticular waxes enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by changes in development of stomata

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1448-1455

  Yang, Jaemo ^a   Isabel Ordiz, M ^a   Jaworski, Jan G ^a   Beachy, Roger N ^a  

^a DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Drought; Epicuticular wax; Stomata; WIN1 SHN1

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CUTINE; MEMBRANE LIPID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WAX;

ADAPTATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT GENE; PLANT STOMA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT STOMATA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WAXES;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 80054683518     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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