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Genetic approaches in research on the role of trehalose in plants

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Data concerning the synthesis and functions of trehalose in plants have been analyzed and the contribution of trehalose to tolerance to different types of abiotic stress has been considered. Data on phenotypic changes and stress resistance (including drought resistance) in transgenic plants that expressed genes required for trehalose biosynthesis have been summarized.

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Yatsyshyn, V.Y., Kvasko, A.Y. & Yemets, A.I. Genetic approaches in research on the role of trehalose in plants. Cytol. Genet. 51, 371–383 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0095452717050127

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