Commercial and non-commercial plants face a variety of environmental stressors that often cannot be controlled. In this study, transgenic hybrid poplar (Populus × euramericana ‘Guariento’) harboring five effector genes (vgb, SacB, JERF36, BtCry3A and OC-I) were subjected to drought, salinity, waterlogging and insect stressors in greenhouse or laboratory conditions. Field trials were also conducted to investigate long-term effects of transgenic trees on insects and salt tolerance in the transformants. In greenhouse studies, two transgenic lines D5-20 and D5-21 showed improved growth, as evidenced by greater height and basal diameter increments and total biomass relative to the control plants after drought or salt stress treatments.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/expression-multiple-resistance-genes-enhances-tolerance-environmental-stressors
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xiaohua-su
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yanguang-chu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/huan-li
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yingjie-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poplar
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gmos
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biotechnology
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salinity
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
