Overexpression of cotton GhNAC072 gene enhances drought and salt stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crops face several environmental stresses (biotic and abiotic), thus resulting in severe yield losses. Around the globe abiotic stresses are the main contributors of plant damages, primarily drought and salinity. Many genes and transcription factors are involved in abiotic and biotic stress responses. NAC TF (Transcription Factors) improves tolerance to stresses by controlling the physiological and enzyme activities of crops.

Results

In current research, GhNAC072 a highly upregulated TF in RNA-Seq was identified as a hub gene in the co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). This gene was transformed to Arabidopsis thaliana to confirm its potential role in drought and salt stress tolerance. Significant variations were observed in the morpho-physiological traits with

SUBMITTER: Mehari TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469605 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature