Time course of biochemical, physiological, and molecular responses to field-mimicked conditions of drought, salinity, and recovery in two maize lines

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages 1-15

  Morari, Francesco ^a   Meggio, Franco ^a   Lunardon, Alice ^a   Scudiero, Elia ^a   Forestan, Cristian ^a   Farinati, Silvia ^a   Varotto, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Drought; Maize; Salinity; Stress marker genes; Stress response; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84934875054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00314     Document Type: Article

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