Citation Information

  • Title : Plant nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) B subunits confer drought tolerance and lead to improved corn yields on water-limited acres
  • Source : PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Publisher : National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
  • Volume : 104
  • Issue : 42
  • Pages : 16450-16455
  • Year : 2007
  • DOI : 10.1073/pnas.070
  • ISBN : 10.1073/pnas.0707193104
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Donnarummo, M. G.
    • Castiglioni, P. P.
    • Bensen, R. J.
    • Anstrom, D. C.
    • Warner, D. C.
    • Wu, J.
    • Creelman, R. A.
    • Adams, T. R.
    • Repetti, P. P.
    • Nelson, D. E.
  • Climates:
  • Cropping Systems: Maize.
  • Countries: USA.

Summary

Commercially improved crop performance under drought conditions has been challenging because of the complexity of the trait and the multitude of factors that influence yield. Here we report the results of a functional genomics approach that identified a transcription factor from the nuclear factor Y (NF-Y) family, AtNF-YB1, which acts through a previously undescribed mechanism to confer improved performance in Arabidopsis under drought conditions.

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