Overexpression of the transcription factor HvSNAC1 improves drought tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 401-414

  Al Abdallat, A M ^a,b   Ayad, J Y ^a   Abu Elenein, J M ^a   Al Ajlouni, Z ^c   Harwood, W A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^d NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Bioinformatics; Drought; Hordeum vulgare; Stomatal conductance; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; AMINO ACIDS; BIOINFORMATICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ABIOTIC STRESS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; DROUGHT TOLERANCES; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE L; OVEREXPRESSIONS; PLANT-SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WILD-TYPE PLANTS;

DROUGHT;

EID: 84893113672     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-013-9958-1     Document Type: Article

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