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Key Genes Working Together to Help Wheat Plants Survive Drought
Jim Crocker
26th July, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study by Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences focused on the role of NF-Y transcription factors in plant responses to drought stress
- NF-Y transcription factors regulate genes that help plants retain water and develop deeper roots during drought
- Manipulating NF-Y transcription factors could lead to the development of drought-tolerant crop varieties
References
Main Study
1) Transcription factor TaNF-YB2 interacts with partners TaNF-YA7/YC7 and transcriptionally activates distinct stress-defensive genes to modulate drought tolerance in T. Aestivum
Published 25th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05420-x
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