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Water-deficit inducible expression of a cytokinin biosynthetic gene IPT improves drought tolerance in cotton.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Kuppu Sundaram, Mishra Neelam, Hu Rongbin, Sun Li, Zhu Xunlu, Shen Guoxin, Blumwald Eduardo, Payton Paxton, Zhang Hong
Abstract excerpt
Water-deficit stress is a major environmental factor that limits agricultural productivity worldwide. Recent episodes of extreme drought have severely affected cotton production in the Southwestern USA. There is a pressing need to develop cotton varieties with improved tolerance to water-deficit stress for sustainable production in water-limited regions. One approach to engineer drought tolerance is by delaying...
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