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    The role of mutant cell lines in studies on environmental stress tolerance: an assessment


    Dix, Philip (1993) The role of mutant cell lines in studies on environmental stress tolerance: an assessment. The Plant Journal, 3 (2). pp. 309-313. ISSN 0960-7412

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    Abstract

    The theoretical benefits of selection of mutant cell lines, for contributing improved germplasm to breeding programmes, has led to a very strong emphasis on these applied objectives, while the use of such lines for fundamental investigations has generated relatively little attention. This is particularly true in the case of cell lines modified in their response to environmental stresses. Taking as an example salt tolerance, probably the most widely studied phenotype in vitro, the strategy adopted for selection in most recent reports differs little from that used to obtain the first lines many years ago (Dix and Street, 1975; Nabors etal., 1975). It is simply being applied to an ever increasing range of species. In most cases, characterization of the tolerant phenotype is at best superficial, and sometimes non-existent. Fortunately there are sufficient exceptions to indicate the potential of basic studies on tolerant cell lines, and plants recovered from them, for providing insights into mechanisms of salt tolerance.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: mutant cell lines; environmental stress tolerance; germplasm; salt tolerance;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
    Item ID: 7381
    Depositing User: Prof. Philip J. Dix
    Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2016 15:53
    Journal or Publication Title: The Plant Journal
    Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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