Comparative transcriptome analysis of two olive cultivars in response to NaCl-stress.

BACKGROUND: Olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivation is rapidly expanding and low quality saline water is often used for irrigation. The molecular basis of salt tolerance in olive, though, has not yet been investigated at a system level. In this study a comparative transcriptomics approach was used as a...

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Main Authors: Christos Bazakos, Maria E Manioudaki, Ioannis Therios, Demetrios Voyiatzis, Dimitris Kafetzopoulos, Tala Awada, Panagiotis Kalaitzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3431368?pdf=render