Journal
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
Volume 1819, Issue 2, Pages 186-194Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.08.005
Keywords
Abiotic stress; Stress-tolerance; Stress combination; Genetic engineering crops; Yield
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- CGIAR GCP [3008.03]
- UC Discovery [bio06-10627]
- University of California
- United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) [FI-419-08]
- [NSF-IOS-0802112]
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Abiotic stress conditions are the major limitations in modem agriculture. Although many genes associated with plant response(s) to abiotic stresses have been indentified and used to generate stress tolerant plants, the success in producing stress-tolerant crops is limited. New technologies are providing opportunities to generate stress tolerant crops. Biotechnological approaches that emphasize the development of transgenic crops under conditions that mimic the field situation and focus on the plant reproductive stage will significantly improve the opportunities of producing stress tolerant crops. Here, we highlight recent advances and discuss the limitations that hinder the fast integration of transgenic crops into agriculture and suggest possible research directions. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Plant gene regulation in response to abiotic stress. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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