Overexpression of MtCAS31 enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis by reducing stomatal density

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-135

  Xie, Can ^a   Zhang, Rongxue ^a   Qu, Yueting ^a   Miao, Zhenyan ^a   Zhang, Yunqin ^a   Shen, Xiaoye ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Dong, Jiangli ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Arabidopsis; Dehydrin (DHN); Drought tolerance; Stomatal density; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; ICE1 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; LEGUME; PROTEIN; SALINITY TOLERANCE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT STOMATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 84861480848     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04136.x     Document Type: Article

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