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Induction of rice mutations by high hydrostatic pressure.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Sept 2013
Zhang Wei, Liu Xuncheng, Zheng Feng, Zeng Songjun, Wu Kunlin, da Silva Jaime A Teixeira, Duan Jun
Abstract excerpt
High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) is an extreme thermo-physical factor that affects the synthesis of DNA, RNA and proteins and induces mutagenesis in microorganisms. Our previous studies showed that exposure to 25-100 MPa HHP for 12 h retarded the germination and affected the viability of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds, increased the tolerance of rice plants to cold stress and altered gene expression patterns in...
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