Arabidopsis EDT1/HDG11 improves drought and salt tolerance in cotton and poplar and increases cotton yield in the field

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 72-84

  Yu, Lin Hui ^a   Wu, Shen Jie ^b   Peng, Yi Shu ^c   Liu, Rui Na ^d   Chen, Xi ^a   Zhao, Ping ^a   Xu, Ping ^a   Zhu, Jian Bo ^d   Jiao, Gai Li ^b   Pei, Yan ^c   Xiang, Cheng Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AtHDG11; Cotton yield; Drought stress; Salt stress; Transgenic cotton; Transgenic poplar

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; HDG11 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; MALONALDEHYDE; PROLINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WATER;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOMASS; CELL SIZE; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GOSSYPIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STOMA; POPULUS; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL SIZE; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; GOSSYPIUM; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STOMATA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; PROLINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SALINITY; SALT-TOLERANCE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84955185164     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12358     Document Type: Article

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