Ethylene responsive factors in the orchestration of stress responses in monocotyledonous plants

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue AUG, 2015, Pages

  Dey, Sanjukta ^a   Corina Vlot, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; AP2 ERFs; Biotic stress; Ethylene responsive factors; Monocot

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940655404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00640     Document Type: Review

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