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
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
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| 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
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| Date Deposited: |
25 Aug 2016 15:53 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
The Plant Journal |
| Publisher: |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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