Approaches in modulating proline metabolism in plants for salt and drought stress tolerance: Phytohormones, mineral nutrients and transgenics

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 115, Issue , 2017, Pages 126-140

  Per, Tasir S ^a   Khan, Nafees A ^a   Reddy, Palakolanu Sudhakar ^b   Masood, Asim ^a   Hasanuzzaman, Mirza ^c   Khan, M Iqbal R ^a,d   Anjum, Naser A ^e  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c SHER E BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Compatible solutes; Drought stress; Osmotic stress; Phytohormones; Proline; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; PHYTOHORMONE; PROLINE;

DROUGHT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; SALT TOLERANCE;

DROUGHTS; MINERALS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS; PROLINE; SALT-TOLERANCE;

EID: 85016245725     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.03.018     Document Type: Review

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