Coordinated regulation of photosynthesis in rice increases yield and tolerance to environmental stress

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ambavaram, Madana M R ^a,d   Basu, Supratim ^b   Krishnan, Arjun ^a,e   Ramegowda, Venkategowda ^b   Batlang, Utlwang ^a,f   Rahman, Lutfor ^b   Baisakh, Niranjan ^c   Pereira, Andy ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Metabolix Inc   (United States)

^e PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HYR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RICE; SOLAR POWER; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROUGHT STRESS; DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENOTYPE; GRAIN YIELD; HARVEST; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT STRESS; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RICE; ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; FOOD GRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; METABOLISM; ORYZA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT ROOT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ORYZA SATIVA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; DROUGHTS; EDIBLE GRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HOT TEMPERATURE; ORYZA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84923320706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6302     Document Type: Article

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