ABA signal transduction at the crossroad of biotic and abiotic stress responses

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-60

  Lee, Sung Chul ^a   Luan, Sheng ^b,c  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Hormones; Pathogens; Stomata.

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ABSCISIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOTIC FACTOR; CYTOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DROUGHT STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; HORMONE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; SIGNALING; STOMATA;

DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ABSCISIC ACID; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STOMATA; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 83255185041     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02426.x     Document Type: Review

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