Drought Tolerance
Molecular mapping of quantitative trait loci for drought tolerance in maize plants
Authors: H. Rahman, S. Pekic, V. Lazic-Jancic, S.A. Quarrie, S.M.A. Shah, A. Pervez and M.M. Shah
Drought tolerance is one of the most important but complex traits of crops. We looked for quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that affect drought tolerance in maize. Two maize inbreds and their advanced lines were evaluated for drought-related traits. A genetic linkage map developed using RFLP markers was used to identify QTLs asso.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(2):
- vol10-2gmr1139
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-2gmr1139
Construction and characterization of a bacterial artificial chromosome library for the allotetraploid Gossypium tomentosum
Authors: F. Liu, Y.H. Wang, H.Y. Gao, C.Y. Wang, Z.L. Zhou, X.Y. Cai, X.X. Wang, Z.S. Zhang and K.B. Wang
Gossypium tomentosum is a wild allotetraploid species with the (AD)5 genome. It is characterized by many useful traits including finer fiber fineness, drought tolerance, and Fusarium and Verticillium resistance. We constructed the first bacterial artificial chromosome library for Gossypium tomentosum. With high quality and broad coverage, this library inc.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.December.15.3
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.December.15.3
Overexpression of EsMcsu1 from the halophytic plant Eutrema salsugineum promotes abscisic acid biosynthesis and increases drought resistance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Authors: C. Zhou, Z.Y. Ma, L. Zhu, J.S. Guo, J. Zhu and J.F. Wang
The stress phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays pivotal roles in plants’ adaptive responses to adverse environments. Molybdenum cofactor sulfurases influence aldehyde oxidase activity and ABA biosynthesis. In this study, we isolated a novel EsMcsu1 gene encoding a molybdenum cofactor sulfurase from Eutrema salsugineum. EsMcus1 transcriptional patt.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.December.16.20
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.December.16.20