Transgenic solutions to increase yield and stability in wheat: shining hope or flash in the pan?

J Exp Bot. 2019 Mar 11;70(5):1419-1424. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz077.

Abstract

This article comments on:

González FG, Capella M, Ribichich KF, Curín F, Giacomelli JI, Ayala F, Watson G, Otegui ME, Chan RL. 2019. Field-grown transgenic wheat expressing the sunflower gene HaHB4 significantly outyields the wild type. Journal of Experimental Botany 70, 1669–1681.

Keywords: HaHB4; Drought; transgenics; wheat; yield.

MeSH terms

  • Droughts
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / growth & development
  • Plants, Genetically Modified / metabolism
  • Triticum / genetics
  • Triticum / growth & development*
  • Triticum / metabolism
  • Water / metabolism

Substances

  • Water