Overexpression of flowering locus D (FLD) in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) enhances tolerance to Alternaria brassicae and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

• Published in: Plant cell reports Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 1233 - 1250
• Main Authors: Shekhar, Shashi, Panwar, Ruby, Prasad, Subhash Chandra, Kumar, Deepak, Rustagi, Anjana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alternaria; Alternaria brassicae; Arabidopsis - genetics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Brassica; Brassica juncea; Cell Biology; Crop yield; Environmental effects; Flowering; Fungi; Fungicides; Jasmonic acid; Life Sciences; Loci; Mustard; Mustard Plant - genetics; Mustard Plant - microbiology; Original Article; Pathogens; Physiochemistry; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Diseases - genetics; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Plant Sciences; Reactive Oxygen Species; Redox potential; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Transgenes; Systemic acquired resistance; Leaf blight; Stem rot; Flowering locus D (FLD); Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Brassica juncea

Key message Overexpression of BjFLD in Brassica juncea imparts resistance against fungal pathogens and increases the yield. These transgenics could lower the use of fungicides, which have detrimental effects on the environment. Productivity of Indian mustard ( Brassica juncea) is adversely affected...