Ascophyllum nodosum Seaweed Extract Alleviates Drought Stress in Arabidopsis by Affecting Photosynthetic Performance and Related Gene Expression

Drought represents one of the most relevant abiotic stress affecting growth and yield of crop plants. In order to improve the agricultural productivity within the limited water and land resources, it is mandatory to increase crop yields in presence of unfavorable environmental stresses. The use of b...

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Main Authors: Antonietta Santaniello, Andrea Scartazza, Francesco Gresta, Elena Loreti, Alessandro Biasone, Donatella Di Tommaso, Alberto Piaggesi, Pierdomenico Perata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01362/full