Increased expression of phospholipase Dα1 in guard cells decreases water loss with improved seed production under drought in Brassica napus.

Shaoping Lu, Sung C. Bahn, Sung C. Bahn, Gang Qu, Haiying Qin, Yue Hong, Qingpeng Xu, Yongming Zhou, Yueyun Hong, Xuemin Wang, Xuemin Wang

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Abstract

The activation of phospholipase Da1 (PLDa1) produces lipid messenger phosphatidic acid and promotes stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. To explore the use of the PLDa1-mediated signalling towards decreasing water loss in crop plants, we introduced Arabidopsis PLDa1 under the control of a guard cell–specific promoter AtKatIpro into two canola (Brassica napus) cultivars. Multiple AtKatIpro::PLDa1 lines in each cultivar displayed decreased water loss and improved biomass accumulation under hyperosmotic stress conditions, including drought and high salinity. Moreover, AtKatIpro::PLDa1 plants produced more seeds than did WT plants in fields under drought. The results indicate that the guard cell–specific expression of PLDa1 has the potential to improve crop yield by enhancing drought tolerance
Original languageAmerican English
JournalPlant Biotechnology Journal
Volume11
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2013

Keywords

  • Brassica napus
  • drought
  • hyperosmotic stress
  • phospholipase Da1
  • plant growth.

Disciplines

  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Agricultural Science

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