Activated expression of EsHD1 enhances drought tolerance in tobacco plants via mitigation of reactive oxygen species-mediated membrane damage

Turkish Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 941-951

  Zhou, Cheng ^a,b   Ma, Zhongyou ^a   Zhu, Lin ^b   Guo, Jiansheng ^b,c   Cui, Xianghuan ^b   Zhu, Jian ^b   Wang, Jianfei ^a  

^a ANHUI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Eutrema salsugineum; HD Zip; Membrane stability; Transgenic tobacco

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH; MEMBRANE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOBACCO;

EUTREMA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84947933539     PISSN: 1300008X     EISSN: 13036106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/bot-1506-15     Document Type: Article

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