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Natural variation in cytokinin maintenance improves salt tolerance in apple rootstocks.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Feb 2019
Feng Yi, Liu Jing, Zhai Longmei, Gan Zengyu, Zhang Guifen, Yang Shuhua, Wang Yi, Wu Ting, Zhang Xinzhong, Xu Xuefeng, Han Zhenhai
Abstract excerpt
Plants experiencing salt-induced stress often reduce cytokinin levels during the early phases of stress-response. Interestingly, we found that the cytokinin content in the apple rootstock "robusta" was maintained at a high level under salt stress. Through screening genes involved in cytokinin biosynthesis and catabolism, we found that the high expression levels of IPT5b in robusta roots were involved in...
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