Transcription Factors for Improving Drought Tolerant Crops
October 1, 2014| |
A literature review about the impact of transcription factor (TF)-based genetic engineering (GE) in improving drought tolerance in crops was assessed by researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center led by Dr. Roel Rabara. The article titled, "The Potential of Transcription Factor-Based Genetic Engineering in Improving Crop Tolerance to Drought" states the current use and strategies in using TFs in improving drought tolerant crops and how new advances can be useful in GE crops for food production.
The results of their study show that TFs plays an important role in developing future drought tolerant GM crops due to its natural role in the growth and development of plant. The articles published over the past ten years show evidence on the potential tool of transcription factors for the future development of better drought tolerance crops. TFs used in drought tolerance in crops can be further improved through the recent advances in phenotyping and systems biology approaches which show the influence of TFs on yield under field condition.
Read more on the details of their study at http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/omi.2013.0177.
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