Abscisic acid implication in plant growth and stress responses

Phytohormones: A Window to Metabolism, Signaling and Biotechnological Applications

Volumn 9781493904914, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-54

  Fujii, Hiroaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drought; Ion channel; PP2C; PYR PYL; SnRK2; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; SEED;

ABSCISIC ACID; CORE COMPONENTS; GROWTH BEHAVIOR; ION CHANNEL; PLANT GROWTH RESPONSE; PLANT STRESS RESPONSE; PYR/PYL; SEED MATURATION; SEEDLING GROWTH; SNRK2;

TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 84912567224     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0491-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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