Brassinosteroid-mediated regulation of agronomic traits in rice

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 683-696

  Zhang, Cui ^a   Bai, Ming yi ^b   Chong, Kang ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Grain yield; Homeostasis; Rice agronomic traits; Signaling

Indexed keywords

BRASSINOSTEROID; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHYTOHORMONE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMASS; CEREAL; CROP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMASS; BRASSINOSTEROIDS; CEREALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOTYPE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HOMEOSTASIS; ORYZA SATIVA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84921424732     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1578-7     Document Type: Review

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