Improved drought tolerance through drought preconditioning associated with changes in antioxidant enzyme activities, gene expression and osmoregulatory solutes accumulation in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

Plant OMICS

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 481-489

  Li, Zhou ^a   Shi, Peng ^a   Peng, Yan ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Drought preconditioning; Gene expression; Osmotic adjustment; Rewatering; White clover (Trifolium repens L.)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888796531     PISSN: 18360661     EISSN: 18363644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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