Combinational transformation of three wheat genes encoding fructan biosynthesis enzymes confers increased fructan content and tolerance to abiotic stresses in tobacco

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2229-2238

  Bie, Xiaomin ^a,c   Wang, Ke ^a   She, Maoyun ^a   Du, Lipu ^a   Zhang, Shuangxi ^a,b   Li, Jiarui ^d   Gao, Xiang ^a   Lin, Zhishan ^a   Ye, Xingguo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences   (China)

^c SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress tolerance; Fructan biosynthesis enzymes; Multiple genes transformation; Transgenic tobacco; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; RHIZOBIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84869079615     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1332-y     Document Type: Article

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