A phenomics approach to the analysis of the influence of glutathione on leaf area and abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue NOV, 2013, Pages

  Schnaubelt, Daniel ^a   Schulz, Philipp ^b,e   Hannah, Matthew A ^b   Yocgo, Rosita E ^a,c,d   Foyer, Christine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress tolerance; Glutathione synthesis; Lateral root density; Leaf area; Root architecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897455119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00416     Document Type: Article

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