Genes and Gene Regulation for Low-Temperature Tolerance

Genes for Plant Abiotic Stress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 183-219

  Survila, Mantas ^a   Heino, Pekka ^a   Palva, Tapio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alfalfa cells, stress activated MAP kinase (SAMK); CBF regulon control in Arabidopsis; Cross talk between abiotic and biotic stress responses; Gene expression regulation; Gene expression transcriptional regulation; Genes and gene regulation in low temperature tolerance; Low temperature (LT) environmental challenge to plant growth and distribution; Plant tolerance genes and extreme temperatures; Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) in Arabidopsis; Stress target genes and genes encoding late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889964291     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780813809380.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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