Accumulation of trehalose increases soluble sugar contents in rice plants conferring tolerance to drought and salt stress

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-96

  Redillas, Mark C F R ^a   Park, Su Hyun ^a   Lee, Jang Wook ^b   Kim, Youn Shic ^a   Jeong, Jin Seo ^a   Jung, Harin ^a   Bang, Seung Woon ^a   Hahn, Tae Ryong ^b   Kim, Ju Kon ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Salt stress; TPSP; Transgenic rice; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84856119430     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-011-0210-3     Document Type: Article

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