Maize expressing the sunflower transcription factor HaHB11 has improved productivity in controlled and field conditions
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology. - 1985. - 287(2019) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 110185 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2019
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Grain yield HaHB11 Homeodomain-leucine zipper Leaf senescence Plant biomass Transcription factors Transgenic maize Plant Proteins Transcription Factors |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. HaHB11 is a sunflower transcription factor from the homeodomain-leucine zipper I family. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing HaHB11 had larger rosettes and improved seed yield. In this work maize plants from hybrid HiII were transformed with 35S:HaHB11, ZmUBI:HaHB11 and ProHaHB11:HaHB11 and then backcrossed to B73 to obtain a more homozygous inbred phenotype. Transgene expression levels were stable at least during three generations. Greenhouse-grown HaHB11 transgenic lines had larger leaf area and delayed senescence than controls, together with increased total biomass (up to 25%) and seed yield (up to 28%). Field trials conducted with T2 and T4 generations indicated that enhanced leaf area (up to 18%), stem diameter (up to 28%) and total biomass (up to 40%) as well as delayed leaf senescence were maintained among transgenic individuals when upscaling from pots in the greenhouse to communal plants in the field. The T4 field-grown transgenic generation had increased light interception and radiation use efficiency as well as seed yield (43-47% for events driven by the 35S promoter). Results suggest that HaHB11 is a promising tool for crop improvement because differential traits observed in the Arabidopsis model plant were preserved in a crop like maize independently of growth conditions and backcross level |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 23.12.2019 Date Revised 30.09.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-2259 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110185 |