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The Arabidopsis GTL1 transcription factor regulates water use efficiency and drought tolerance by modulating stomatal density via transrepression of SDD1.
The Plant cell - 1 Dec 2010
Yoo Chan Yul, Pence Heather E, Jin Jing Bo, Miura Kenji, Gosney Michael J, Hasegawa Paul M, Mickelbart Michael V
Abstract excerpt
A goal of modern agriculture is to improve plant drought tolerance and production per amount of water used, referred to as water use efficiency (WUE). Although stomatal density has been linked to WUE, the causal molecular mechanisms have yet to be determined. Arabidopsis thaliana GT-2 LIKE 1 (GTL1) loss-of-function mutations result in increased water deficit tolerance and higher integrated WUE by reducing daytime...
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