Over-expression of BcFLC1 from non-heading Chinese cabbage enhances cold tolerance in Arabidopsis

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-266

  Liu, T ^a   Li, Y ^a   Ren, J ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Kong, M ^a   Song, X ^a   Zhou, J ^a   Hou, X ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassica campestris; electrolyte leakage; flowering; low temperature; malondialdehyde; proline

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 84876091008     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0287-8     Document Type: Article

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