Heterologous expression of Lolium perenne antifreeze protein confers chilling tolerance in tomato

Heterologous expression of Lolium perenne antifreeze protein confers chilling tolerance in tomato

Antifreeze proteins (AFP) are produced by certain plants, animals, fungi and bacteria that enable them to survive upon extremely low temperature. Perennial rye grass, Lolium perenne, was reported to possess AFP which protects them from cold environments. In the present investigation, we isolated AFP...

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Main Authors: Srinivasan Balamurugan, Jayan Susan Ann, Inchakalody P Varghese, Shanmugaraj Bala Murugan, Mani Chandra Harish, Sarma Rajeev Kumar, Ramalingam Sathishkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Subjects:
Lolium perenne antifreeze protein
chilling tolerance
genetic transformation
transgenic tomato
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311917617350

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