Bacterial RNA Chaperones Confer Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants and Improved Grain Yield in Maize under Water-Limited Conditions
Author(s) -
Paolo Castiglioni,
Dave Warner,
Robert J. Bensen,
Don C. Anstrom,
Jay M. Harrison,
Martin Stoecker,
Mark S. Abad,
Ganesh Kumar,
Sara Salvador,
Robert L. D’Ordine,
Santiago Navarro,
Stephanie L. Back,
Mary Fernandes,
Jayaprakash Targolli,
Santanu Dasgupta,
Christopher Bonin,
Michael H. Luethy,
Jacqueline E. Heard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.108.118828
Subject(s) - abiotic component , abiotic stress , grain yield , yield (engineering) , biology , agronomy , water stress , biochemistry , gene , ecology , materials science , metallurgy
Limited available water is the single most important factor that reduces global crop yields, with far reaching socioeconomic implications. In North America alone, it is estimated that 40% of yearly maize ( Zea mays ) crop losses are due to suboptimal water availability ([Boyer, 1982][1]).
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