Overexpression of the Arabidopsis photorespiratory pathway gene, serine: Glyoxylate aminotransferase (AtAGT1), leads to salt stress tolerance in transgenic duckweed (Lemna minor)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-416

  Yang, Lin ^a   Han, Huajun ^a   Liu, Miaomiao ^a   Zuo, Zhaojiang ^b   Zhou, Kaiqiang ^a   Lü, Jianchao ^a   Zhu, Yerong ^a   Bai, Yanling ^a   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Duckweed; l serine; Oxidative stress; Photorespiration; Salt stress; SGAT

Indexed keywords

DUCKWEED; L-SERINE; PHOTORESPIRATION; SALT STRESSS; SGAT;

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; GENES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

AMINO ACIDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 84878167587     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-012-0280-0     Document Type: Article

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