Open AccessEnhancing trehalose biosynthesis improves yield potential in marker-free transgenic rice under drought, saline, and sodic conditions
Author(s) -
Rohit Joshi,
Khirod Kumar Sahoo,
Anil Kumar Singh,
Khalid Anwar,
Preeti Pundir,
Raj Kumar Gautam,
S. L. Krishnamurthy,
Sudhir K. Sopory,
Ashwani Pareek,
Sneh L. SinglaPareek
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of experimental botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.616
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1460-2431
pISSN - 0022-0957
DOI - 10.1093/jxb/erz462
Subject(s) - saline , trehalose , genetically modified crops , genetically modified rice , transgene , yield (engineering) , biosynthesis , biology , chemistry , agronomy , horticulture , botany , biochemistry , gene , endocrinology , materials science , metallurgy
Marker-free transgenic lines of rice are developed with enhanced trehalose accumulation that is associated with improved grain yield under salinity, sodicity, and drought stresses.