Overexpression of an Arabidopsis β-glucosidase gene enhances drought resistance with dwarf phenotype in creeping bentgrass

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1677-1686

  Han, Yun Jeong ^a   Cho, Kyu Chang ^a   Hwang, Ok Jin ^a   Choi, Yun Sung ^a   Shin, Ah Young ^a   Hwang, Inhwan ^b   Kim, Jeong Il ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; AtBG1; Creeping bentgrass; Drought tolerance; Dwarf; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BETA GLUCOSIDASE;

ADAPTATION; AGROSTIS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGROSTIS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; DROUGHTS; GENES, PLANT; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; ARABIDOPSIS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84865650206     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1280-6     Document Type: Article

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