Molecular characterization of an MYB transcription factor from a succulent halophyte involved in stress tolerance

AoB PLANTS

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Shukla, Pushp Sheel ^a,b   Agarwal, Parinita ^a   Gupta, Kapil ^a   Agarwal, Pradeep K ^a,b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Halophyte; R2R3 MYB; Salicornia brachiata; Transcription factor; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SALICORNIA BRACHIATA;

EID: 84939808430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20412851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plv054     Document Type: Article

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