PtrABR1 Increases Tolerance to Drought Stress by Enhancing Lateral Root Formation in Populus trichocarpa

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 24; no. 18; p. 13748
• Main Authors: Sun, Lijiao, Dong, Xinxin, Song, Xingshun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 06.09.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Abscisic acid; Biological Transport; Drought; drought tolerance; Droughts; Genes; Immune Tolerance; lateral root; Populus - genetics; Populus trichocarpa; Proteins; PtrABR1; PtrYY1; Transgenic plants; Upstream Stimulatory Factors; PtrYY1; drought tolerance; Populus trichocarpa; lateral root; PtrABR1

Roots are the main organ for water uptake and the earliest part of a plant's response to drought, making them of great importance to our understanding of the root system's response to drought. However, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms that control root responses to...