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ReviewPlant biotechnology journal2017

Drought coping strategies in cotton: increased crop per drop.

Abid Ullah, Heng Sun, Xiyan Yang, Xianlong Zhang

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Review in Plant biotechnology journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

113 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Can autophagy enhance crop resilience to environmental stress?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Abid UllahNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Heng SunNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiyan YangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xianlong ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growth and yield of many crops, including cotton, are affected by water deficit. Cotton has evolved drought specific as well as general morpho-physiological, biochemical and molecular responses to drought stress, which are discussed in this review. The key physiological responses against drought stress in cotton, including stomata closing, root development, cellular adaptations, photosynthesis, abscisic acid (ABA) and jasmonic acid (JA) production and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging, have been identified by researchers. Drought stress induces the expression of stress-related transcription factors and genes, such as ROS scavenging, ABA or mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signalling genes, which activate various drought-related pathways to induce tolerance in the plant. It is crucial to elucidate and induce drought-tolerant traits via quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis, transgenic approaches and exogenous application of substances. The current review article highlights the natural as well as engineered drought tolerance strategies in cotton.

Indexed as

DroughtsAbscisic AcidCyclopentanesGene Expression Regulation, PlantGossypiumMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesOxylipinsPlant ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesStress, PhysiologicalAbscisic AcidCyclopentanesjasmonic acidMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesOxylipinsPlant ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesABAcottondrought stressMAPKROS

Identifiers

PMID28055133
PMCPMC5316925

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