A WRKY transcription factor gene isolated from Poncirus trifoliata shows differential responses to cold and drought stresses

Plant OMICS

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 438-445

  Şahin Çevik, Mehtap ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Citrus; Gene expression; Northern blot; Phylogenetic analysis; RACE

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS MAXIMA; PONCIRUS; PONCIRUS TRIFOLIATA;

EID: 84871728102     PISSN: 18360661     EISSN: 18363644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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