Co-expression of ApGSMT and ApDMT promotes biosynthesis of glycine betaine in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and enhances salt and cold tolerance

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-25

  Niu, Xiangli ^a   Xiong, Fangjie ^b   Liu, Jia ^a   Sui, Yuan ^a   Zeng, Zhengming ^b   Lu, Bao Rong ^c   Liu, Yongsheng ^a,b,d  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Glycine betaine; N methyltransferase; Transgenic rice

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; COLD TOLERANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; RICE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 84897947975     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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