Improved salt tolerance and delayed leaf senescence in transgenic cotton expressing the Agrobacterium IPT gene
2012
Liu, Y.D., Shandong Agricultural Univ., Tai'an (China). Coll. of Agronomy | Yin, Z.J., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang (China). Cotton Research Inst. | Yu, J.W., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang (China). Cotton Research Inst. | Li, J., Nankai Univ., Tianjin (China). Coll. of Pharmacy | Wei, H.L., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang (China). Cotton Research Inst. | Han, X.L., Shandong Agricultural Univ., Tai'an (China). Coll. of Agronomy | Shen, F.F., Shandong Agricultural Univ., Tai'an (China). Coll. of Agronomy
The manipulation of cytokinin contents via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is an efficient tool for delaying leaf senescence and improving the resistance to environmental stresses. In the present study, cotton transformants harbouring the Agrobacterium tumefaciens isopentenyl transferase (IPT) gene under the control of the promoter of Gossypium hirsutum cysteine proteinase (Ghcysp) were generated. PCR and Southern blot analysis indicated that the foreign DNA fragment was successfully integrated into the cotton genome. The chlorophyll and cytokinin contents, and ROS-scavenging enzymatic activities were significantly increased in transgenic cotton lines, which resulted in a significant delay in leaf senescence. The growth characteristics of transgenic cotton lines resembled the non-transgenic lines except delaying premature senescence and the lint yield and fiber quality of transgenic lines were improved. In addition, the transgenic lines had higher biomasses, IPT transcripts, and endogenous cytokinin contents compared with those of non-transgenic lines under 200 mM NaCl stress.
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