Transcription factors associated with abiotic and biotic stress tolerance and their potential for crops improvement

EH Baillo, RN Kimotho, Z Zhang, P Xu - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
In field conditions, crops are adversely affected by a wide range of abiotic stresses including
drought, cold, salt, and heat, as well as biotic stresses including pests and pathogens. These …

Transcription factors and plants response to drought stress: current understanding and future directions

R Joshi, SH Wani, B Singh, A Bohra, ZA Dar… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Increasing vulnerability of plants to a variety of stresses such as drought, salt and extreme
temperatures poses a global threat to sustained growth and productivity of major crops. Of …

Recent advances in utilizing transcription factors to improve plant abiotic stress tolerance by transgenic technology

H Wang, H Wang, H Shao, X Tang - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Agricultural production and quality are adversely affected by various abiotic stresses
worldwide and this will be exacerbated by the deterioration of global climate. To feed a …

Genetic and genomic resources, and breeding for accelerating improvement of small millets: current status and future interventions

M Vetriventhan, VCR Azevedo, HD Upadhyaya… - The Nucleus, 2020 - Springer
Current agricultural and food systems encourage research and development on major
crops, neglecting regionally important minor crops. Small millets include a group of small …

The AP2/ERF Gene Family in Triticum durum: Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis under Drought and Salinity Stresses

S Faraji, E Filiz, SK Kazemitabar, A Vannozzi… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Members of the AP2/ERF transcription factor family play critical roles in plant development,
biosynthesis of key metabolites, and stress response. A detailed study was performed to …

Exploration of millet models for developing nutrient rich graminaceous crops

M Muthamilarasan, A Dhaka, R Yadav, M Prasad - Plant Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies contribute to high mortality
among considerable proportion of the current 7.2 billion global populations, especially …

RAV transcription factors are essential for disease resistance against cassava bacterial blight via activation of melatonin biosynthesis genes

Y Wei, Y Chang, H Zeng, G Liu, C He… - Journal of pineal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With 1 AP 2 domain and 1 B3 domain, 7 Me RAV s in apetala2/ethylene response factor (AP
2/ERF) gene family have been identified in cassava. However, the in vivo roles of these …

A functional genomic perspective on drought signalling and its crosstalk with phytohormone-mediated signalling pathways in plants

S Tiwari, C Lata, P Singh Chauhan, V Prasad… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Introduction: Drought stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses that negatively
influence crop performance and productivity. Plants acclimatize to drought stress conditions …

Insight into the AP2/ERF transcription factor superfamily in sesame and expression profiling of DREB subfamily under drought stress

K Dossa, X Wei, D Li, D Fonceka, Y Zhang, L Wang… - BMC plant biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Sesame is an important oilseed crop mainly grown in inclement areas with high
temperatures and frequent drought. Thus, drought constitutes one of the major constraints of …

Wide-Range Portrayal of AP2/ERF Transcription Factor Family in Maize (Zea mays L.) Development and Stress Responses

C Cheng, L An, F Li, W Ahmad, M Aslam, MZ Ul Haq… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The APETALA2/Ethylene-Responsive Transcriptional Factors containing conservative
AP2/ERF domains constituted a plant-specific transcription factor (TF) superfamily, called …