Transgenic rice overexpressing the Brassica juncea gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase gene enhances tolerance to abiotic stress and improves grain yield under paddy field conditions

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 931-945

  Bae, Mi Jung ^a   Kim, Young Saeng ^a   Kim, Il Sup ^a   Choe, Yong Hoe ^a   Lee, Eun Jin ^a   Kim, Yul Ho ^b   Park, Hyang Mi ^b   Yoon, Ho Sung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Crop Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress tolerance; Gamma glutamylcysteine synthetase; Glutathione; Grain yield; Stress tolerance; Transgenic rice plant

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; GERMINATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN GROWTH; METABOLISM; PEPTIDES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); YIELD STRESS;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE SYNTHETASE; GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE; GLUTHATHIONE; GRAIN YIELD; RICE PLANTS; STRESS TOLERANCE; SYNTHETASES; TRANSGENIC RICE PLANTS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 84875729417     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-013-9846-8     Document Type: Article

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