MicroRNA: A new target for improving plant tolerance to abiotic stress

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1749-1761

  Zhang, Baohong ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; climate change; drought; gene network; microRNA; salinity

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MICRORNAS; PLANTS; RNA, PLANT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84928247573     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv013     Document Type: Review

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