Role of chromatin in water stress responses in plants

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2785-2799

  Han, Soon Ki ^a   Wagner, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ABA; Chromatin; Drought; Epigenetics; Genome accessibility; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN; WATER;

CHROMATIN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CHROMATIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER;

EID: 84902369695     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert403     Document Type: Review

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