Glycine betaine: A versatile compound with great potential for gene pyramiding to improve crop plant performance against environmental stresses

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-57

  Ahmad, Raza ^a,b   Lim, Chan Ju ^a   Kwon, Suk Yoon ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^b Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crop plants; Enhanced tolerance; Environmental stresses; Gene pyramiding; Glycine betaine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84872343751     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-012-0266-8     Document Type: Review

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