Gene discovery in cereals through quantitative trait loci and expression analysis in water-use efficiency measured by carbon isotope discrimination

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2009-2023

  Chen, Jing ^a,b   Chang, Scott X ^a   Anyia, Anthony O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Alberta Innovates Technology Futures   (Canada)

Author keywords

Association mapping; Drought; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

CARBON; WATER;

ARID REGION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CEREAL; CLONAL GROWTH; CROP PERFORMANCE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; MAPPING METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SEMIARID REGION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ADAPTATION; BREEDING; CEREAL; CHROMOSOME MAP; CROP; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BREEDING; CARBON ISOTOPES; CEREALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; WATER;

EID: 80855147520     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02397.x     Document Type: Review

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