Ishaku, Gali Adamu and Tizhe, Daniel Thakuma and Bamanga, Raji Arabi and Afolabi, Elizabeth Toyin (2020) Biotechnology and Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants. Asian Plant Research Journal, 5 (2). pp. 34-46. ISSN 2581-9992
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Abstract
Drought stress in plants has become one of the major abiotic stress that limits the growth and development of plants which also contributes to low yields. Biotechnology which has new and emerging techniques can be use to solve the problem of drought stress in plants. This review aimed at identifying drought stress tolerance in plants at different stages, how plants respond to drought stress using different methods and the application of different biotechnology methods to improve drought tolerance in plants. Some important parameters about drought stress in plants such as drought tolerance mechanisms, plants responses to drought stress, gene regulation for drought stress tolerance in plants, effects of drought stress at different stages of plant growth and biotechnology methods in developing drought tolerance in plants was reviewed. The use of biotechnology methods such as classical breeding, use of genetic manipulation, genes from resurrection plants and Protoplast fusion was discussed. Drought stress affects our plants seriously and it leads to wilts, reduction of yields and death of plants at different developmental stages. Plants have developed different mechanisms to respond to drought stress but these mechanisms are not sufficient enough without the application of biotechnology to greatly improve the growth, development and increase yield in pants. The use of biotechnology greatly improves plants ability to tolerate drought stress depending on the plant species and period of exposure. The use of biotechnology methods has become very vital in improving plants drought stress so as to overcome the major problems of plants which includes increase in population and climatic change.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | East India Archive > Agricultural and Food Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@eastindiaarchive.com |
Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2023 12:11 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 07:55 |
URI: | http://ebooks.keeplibrary.com/id/eprint/542 |