Expression of OsNHX1 gene in maize confers salt tolerance and promotes plant growth in the field
2007
Chen, M.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Chen, Q.J.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Niu, X.G.,Shenyang Agricultural Univ. (China). Coll. of Land and Environment | Zhang, R.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Lin, H.Q.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Xu, C.Y.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Wang, X.C.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Wang, G.Y.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Chen, J.,China Agricultural Univ., Beijing (China). State Key Lab. of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Maize yield is severely affected by soil salinity. In an effort to engineer maize for improved salt tolerance, embryogenic calli of maize were co-bombarded with plasmids containing Oryza sativa Na+/H+ antiporter gene (OsNHX1) and bar genes. For the molecular analysis of putative transgenic samples, PCR, Southern and Northern blots were carried out. The maize plants over-expressing OsNHX1 accumulated more biomass when grown in the presence of 200mM NaCl in greenhouse conditions. Higher Na+ and K+ content was observed in transgenic leaves than in wildtype leaves when treated with 100 or 200 mM NaCl, while the osmotic potential and the proline content in transgenic leaves was lower than in wild-type maize. A field trial revealed that the transgenic maize plants produced higher grain yields than the wild-type plants at the vegetative growth stage. These results demonstrate that the OsNHX1 gene was successfully transferred into Zea mays, and the salt-tolerance of transgenic maize was improved by overexpression of the OsNHX1 gene.
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