Resistance to Abiotic Stress in Plants
AssigneeExpressive Research B.V.
InventorsAdeline Amandine Colette Bordier, Dianne Antoinette Maria Van der Kop, Anne Douwe De Boer, Paul Alexandre Passarinho
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for conferring tolerance to abiotic stress to plants or plant cells. This is done by introducing a gene coding for an RKS protein, especially a gene coding for an RKS subgroup II protein, more specifically RKS1, RKS4 or truncated RKS4, or a gene from RKS subgroup III, more preferably RKS12. The effect of overexpression of the RKS gene may be enhanced by additionally treating the plant with a brassinosteroid compound.
Claims12
Method to confer abiotic stress tolerance to a plant by providing said plant with a nucleotide sequence encoding an RKS gene or a homologue thereof.
Use of an RKS gene, more specifically a gene from RKS subgroup II, more preferably RKS1, RKS4 or truncated RKS4 for conferring tolerance to abiotic stress to a plant or plant cell.
Use of an RKS gene, more specifically a gene from RKS subgroup III, more preferably RKS12 for conferring tolerance to abiotic stress to a plant or plant cell.
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