Overexpression of the glutathione S-transferase gene from Pyrus pyrifolia fruit improves tolerance to abiotic stress in transgenic tobacco plants

Molecular Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-523

  Liu, D ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Rao, J ^a   Wang, G ^a   Li, H ^a   Ge, F ^a   Chen, C ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

and Cd tolerance; drought; glutathione S transferase; NaCl; overexpression; Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai; transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881524698     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893313040109     Document Type: Article

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