The potential of transcription factor-based genetic engineering in improving crop tolerance to drought

OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 601-614

  Rabara, Roel C ^a   Tripathi, Prateek ^b   Rushton, Paul J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BHLH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CCAAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ERF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NAC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR WRKY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC CROP; ADAPTATION; CROP; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84907456237     PISSN: 15362310     EISSN: 15578100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/omi.2013.0177     Document Type: Review

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