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Co-transforming bar and CsLEA enhanced tolerance to drought and salt stress in transgenic alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.).
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 25 Mar 2016
Zhang Jiyu, Duan Zhen, Zhang Daiyu, Zhang Jianquan, Di Hongyan, Wu Fan, Wang Yanrong
Abstract excerpt
Drought and high salinity are two major abiotic factors that restrict alfalfa productivity. A dehydrin protein, CsLEA, from the desert grass Cleistogenes songorica was transformed into alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using the bar gene as a selectable marker, and the drought and salt stress tolerances of the transgenic plants were assessed. Thirty-nine of 119 transformants...
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