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Turkish Journal of Botany

2015

Drought

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Field Assessment Of Camsrb2 Transgenic Lines In A Drought Stress Environment, Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui, Jung Il Cho, Dan-Be Park, Gang-Seob Lee, Tae-Hun Ryu, Huda Shahid, Muhammad Umar, Soo-Chul Park Jan 2015

Field Assessment Of Camsrb2 Transgenic Lines In A Drought Stress Environment, Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui, Jung Il Cho, Dan-Be Park, Gang-Seob Lee, Tae-Hun Ryu, Huda Shahid, Muhammad Umar, Soo-Chul Park

Turkish Journal of Botany

Two drought-tolerant transgenic rice lines, L-8 (single copy) and L-23 (two copy), expressing the Capsicum annuum methionine sulfoxide reductase B2 (CaMsrB2) gene were selected for stress tolerance phenotyping under drought stress conditions. The two transgenic lines were selected on the basis of laboratory experiments and for performing well against drought. Field assessment of CaMsrB2 transgenic lines L-23 and L-8 in a drought stress environment was conducted. For the assessments, small plots were prepared at the Department of Botany of the University of Karachi to test the physiological response of transgenic lines. Relative water content, quantum yield (Fv/Fm ratio), photochemical quenching …


Aquaporins As Targets For Stress Tolerance In Plants: Genomic Complexity And Perspectives, Wonkeun John Park, Benjamin Todd Campbell Jan 2015

Aquaporins As Targets For Stress Tolerance In Plants: Genomic Complexity And Perspectives, Wonkeun John Park, Benjamin Todd Campbell

Turkish Journal of Botany

As a multigene family, plant aquaporins function not only in water transport but also in transport of small elements that are important for vegetative and reproductive growth of plants. Increasing evidence exhibits the relevance of aquaporins to tolerance against abiotic and biotic stresses such as drought, nutrient deficiency, and herbivore attack. With the accumulation of crop genome sequencing, it is suggested that several aquaporin genes are conserved in subchromosomal locations as tandem duplicated members. In this review, we will discuss the compelling nature of aquaporins as multifunctional transport channels that are often encoded in clustered regions of genomes and relevant …


Genetic Improvement Of Rice For Biotic And Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Mahmood Ur Rahman Ansari, Tayyaba Shaheen, Shazai Bukhari, Tayyab Husnain Jan 2015

Genetic Improvement Of Rice For Biotic And Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Mahmood Ur Rahman Ansari, Tayyaba Shaheen, Shazai Bukhari, Tayyab Husnain

Turkish Journal of Botany

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is among the most important food crops that provide a staple food for nearly half of the world's population. Rice crops are prone to various types of stresses, both biotic and abiotic. Biotic stresses include insect pests, fungus, bacteria, viruses, and herbicide toxicity. Among abiotic stresses, drought, cold, and salinity are also well studied in rice. Various genes have been identified, cloned, and characterized to combat these stresses and protect rice crops. The identified genes are successfully transformed into rice plants to produce transgenic plants. These transgenic rice plants are being evaluated under field conditions in …


Recent Advances In Potato Genomics, Transcriptomics, And Transgenicsunder Drought And Heat Stresses: A Review, Emre Aksoy, Ufuk Demi̇rel, Zahi̇de Nesli̇han Öztürk, Sevgi̇ Çalişkan, Mehmet Emi̇n Çalişkan Jan 2015

Recent Advances In Potato Genomics, Transcriptomics, And Transgenicsunder Drought And Heat Stresses: A Review, Emre Aksoy, Ufuk Demi̇rel, Zahi̇de Nesli̇han Öztürk, Sevgi̇ Çalişkan, Mehmet Emi̇n Çalişkan

Turkish Journal of Botany

Sustainable potato production practices are crucial for food security and social sustainability in the future since potato is a highly nutritious food and it is considered as one of the most promising crops to reduce human hunger and poverty in the world due to its high yield potential. However, being a temperate crop, potato is exposed to various environmental stresses, including extended periods of drought and heat. The majority of potato genomics, transcriptomics, and transgenics studies concentrate on the characterization of molecular mechanisms governing cold hardiness of tubers and response and tolerance mechanisms against diseases. Likewise, potato breeding studies focus …