Trehalose Metabolism-Related Genes in Maize

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 256-271

  Zhou, Mei Liang ^a,b   Zhang, Qian ^a   Sun, Zhan Min ^b   Chen, Li Hui ^c   Liu, Bo Xin ^b   Zhang, Kai Xuan ^b   Zhu, Xue Mei ^a   Shao, Ji Rong ^a   Tang, Yi Xiong ^b   Wu, Yan Min ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Hexokinase; Jasmonic acid; Metabolic engineering; NaCl stress; Trehalose 6 phosphate

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84901656923     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-013-9368-y     Document Type: Article

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