Overexpression of Arabidopsis ABF3 gene confers enhanced tolerance to drought and heat stress in creeping bentgrass

Plant Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-173

  Choi, Yun Sung ^a   Kim, Yong Min ^a   Hwang, Ok Jin ^a   Han, Yun Jeong ^a   Kim, Soo Young ^a   Kim, Jeong Il ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ABF3; Creeping bentgrass; Drought; Heat; Stress tolerance; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; ARABIDOPSIS; POACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 84876104790     PISSN: 18635466     EISSN: 18635474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11816-012-0245-0     Document Type: Article

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