Overexpression of a Zea mays phospholipase C1 gene enhances drought tolerance in tobacco in part by maintaining stability in the membrane lipid composition

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Zhai, Shumei ^a   Gao, Qiang ^a   Liu, Xiuxia ^a   Sui, Zhenhua ^a   Zhang, Juren ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Galactolipid; Phosphatidylinositol specific phospholipase C; Phospholipid; Tobacco; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; DROUGHT STRESS CONDITIONS; ENZYMATIC PROPERTIES; GALACTOLIPID; MEMBRANE LIPID COMPOSITION; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO PLANTS;

AGRONOMY; DROUGHT; FITS AND TOLERANCES; GENES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PHOSPHOLIPIDS; TOBACCO; YEAST;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DICOTYLEDONEAE; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885956267     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-013-0358-3     Document Type: Article

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