Brassinosteroid biosynthesis, stress resistance in plants, and application of brassinosteroids in plant biotechnology

M.M. Ali, M.A. Ihsan, H. Zafar, Q.A. Rauf, M.K. Akhtar

Article ID: 5296
Vol 32, Issue 6, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha5296
Received: 8 January 2019; Accepted: 8 January 2019; Available online: 8 January 2019; Issue release: 8 January 2019

Abstract

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are newly discovered plant hormones that protect the plants from biotic and abiotic stress. Plants produce these hormones at all times, however, the quantity and location of their production vary. It has been demonstrated that BRs help the plants to regulate their response to stress conditions and make them more resistant to pest attack, extreme hot or cold environment, water scarcity, and salinity, among other types of stress. Manipulation of genes involved in the synthesis of BRs in different plants is a feasible strategy for genetic improvement of crop production and stress tolerance.


Keywords

brassinosteroid;BZR1;environmental stress;exogenous application;hormone regulation;genetic manipulation


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