Abstract
The Arabidopsis gene AVP1 encodes an H+-pyrophosphatase that functions as a proton pump at the vacuolar membranes, generating a proton gradient across vacuolar membranes, which serves as the driving force for many secondary transporters on vacuolar membranes such as Na+/H+-antiporters. Overexpression of AVP1 could improve drought tolerance and salt tolerance in transgenic plants, suggesting a possible way in improving drought and salt tolerance in crops. The AVP1 was therefore introduced into peanut by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Analysis of AVP1-expressing peanut indicated that AVP1-overexpression in peanut could improve both drought and salt tolerance in greenhouse and growth chamber conditions, as AVP1-overexpressing peanuts produced more biomass and maintained higher photosynthetic rates under both drought and salt conditions. In the field, AVP1-overexpressing peanuts also outperformed wild-type plants by having higher photosynthetic rates and producing higher yields under low irrigation conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 345-355 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Plant Biotechnology Reports |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Drought tolerance
- Peanut transformation
- Salt resistance
- Transgenic plants
- Yield improvement