Comparative photosynthetic and metabolic analyses reveal mechanism of improved cold stress tolerance in bermudagrass by exogenous melatonin

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 100, Issue , 2016, Pages 94-104

  Hu, Zhengrong ^a,b   Fan, Jibiao ^a,b   Xie, Yan ^a   Amombo, Erick ^a,b   Liu, Ao ^a,b   Gitau, Margaret Mukami ^a,b   Khaldun, A B M ^c   Chen, Liang ^a   Fu, Jinmin ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bermudagrass; Cold stress; Genotype; Melatonin; Metabolism; Photosystem II

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

COLD SHOCK RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYNODON; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

COLD-SHOCK RESPONSE; CYNODON; GENOTYPE; MELATONIN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84955118009     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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