An Acyl-acyl Carrier Protein Thioesterase Gene Isolated from Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), CpFATB, Enhances Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco (Nicotiana tobaccum)

Plant Molecular Biology Reporter

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 433-442

  Zhang, Li Hong ^a,b   Jia, Baolei ^a   Zhuo, Ren Ying ^a,c   Liu, Jin Liang ^a   Pan, Hong Yu ^a   Baldwin, Timothy C ^d   Zhang, Shi Hong ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acyl acyl carrier protein thioesterase; Drought tolerance; Transgenic tobacco; Wintersweet

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CHIMONANTHUS PRAECOX; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84858288929     PISSN: 07359640     EISSN: 15729818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11105-011-0359-5     Document Type: Article

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