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An Assessment of Quaternary Ammonium and Related Compounds as Osmotic Effectors in Crop Plants

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Genetic Engineering of Osmoregulation

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Abstract

In this paper I shall attempt to assess whether or not the accumulation of certain amino acids and their N-methylated derivatives, particularly glycinebetaine, is a specific adaption related to enhanced salt tolerance in, at least, some halophytic species. As a result I shall neglect other extremely important aspects of salt tolerance and toxicity but these have been considered elsewhere (Wyn Jones, 1980; Wyn Jones et al, 1979).

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  1. Department of Biochemistry & Soil Science, University College of North Wales, Bangor Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, Wales

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Wyn Jones, R.G. (1980). An Assessment of Quaternary Ammonium and Related Compounds as Osmotic Effectors in Crop Plants. In: Rains, D.W., Valentine, R.C., Hollaender, A. (eds) Genetic Engineering of Osmoregulation. Basic Life Sciences, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3725-6_12

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