Identification and characterization of a novel gene encoding myb-box binding zinc finger protein in Gossypium arboreum

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-647

  Zahur, M ^a   Maqbool, A ^c   Irfan, M ^c   Jamal, A ^b   Shahid, N ^b   Aftab, B ^b   Husnain, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE A CHARTERED UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

drought; GaZnF protein; gene expression; heavy metals; salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862729968     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0255-3     Document Type: Article

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