CarNAC2, a novel NAC transcription factor in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), is associated with drought-response and various developmental processes in transgenic arabidopsis

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-66

  Yu, Xingwang ^a   Peng, Hui ^b   Liu, Yanmin ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Shu, Yingjie ^a   Chen, Quanjia ^c   Shi, Shubing ^c   Ma, Lin ^c   Ma, Hao ^a,c   Zhang, Hua ^c  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.); Developmental process; NAC transcription factor; Stress response

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892505698     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12374-013-0457-z     Document Type: Article

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