Regulation of glutamine synthetase isoforms in two differentially drought-tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars under water deficit conditions

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-193

  Singh, Kamal Krishna ^a   Ghosh, Shilpi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Glutamine synthetase; Rice; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84872489613     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1353-6     Document Type: Article

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