Physiological and Proteomic Adaptation of the Alpine Grass Stipa purpurea to a Drought Gradient

Stipa purpurea, an endemic forage species on the Tibetan Plateau, is highly resistant to cold and drought, but the mechanisms underlying its responses to drought stress remain elusive. An understanding of such mechanisms may be useful for developing cultivars that are adaptable to water deficit. In...

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Main Authors: Yang, Yunqiang, Dong, Chao, Yang, Shihai, Li, Xiong, Sun, Xudong, Yang, Yongping
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315458/