OsTZF1, a CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein gene, driven under own promoter produces no pleiotropic effects and confers salt and drought tolerance in rice.

Different abiotic stresses induce , a tandem CCCH-type zinc finger domain gene, in rice. Here, we report that transgenic rice plants overexpressing under own promoter (OX [for overexpression]) transferred to soil showed normal growth similar to vector control plants. The OX produced normal leaves without any lesion mimic phenotype and exhibited normal seed setting.

Introduction of Arabidopsis's heat shock factor HsfA1d mitigates adverse effects of heat stress on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plant.

Thermal stress induces a wide array of morphological and physiological changes in potato affecting its development and economic yield. Response to thermal stress in plants is mostly regulated by heat shock factors (hsfs). The current study aimed at improving heat tolerance by transforming potato plant with heat shock factor, HsfA1d, using Agrobacterium.