Translational research in agricultural biology-enhancing crop resistivity against environmental stress alongside nutritional quality

Frontiers in Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue JUN, 2014, Pages

  Mattoo, Autar K ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants nutrients; Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; Legume cover crops; Metabolomics; Smart crops; Sustainable agriculture; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974815658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2014.00030     Document Type: Article

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