Co-transfer of LEA and bZip Genes from Tamarix Confers Additive Salt and Osmotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 512-518

  Qu, Guan Zheng ^a   Zang, Lina ^a   Xilin, Hu ^a   Gao, Caiqiu ^a   Zheng, Tangchun ^a   Li, Kai Long ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bZIP; Co transfer; LEA; Stress tolerance; Tamarix; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TAMARIX;

EID: 84858211324     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-011-0371-9     Document Type: Article

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